Local snowmobiler seriously hurt

Staff report
BOONE — A Grand Junction man was flown by helicopter Sunday to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines after being thrown 150 feet off his snowmobile west of Boone.

Damion Louk, 35, was third in a line of five snowmobiles traveling eastbound in the median of U.S. Highway 30, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, when the left front ski caught deep snow near a culvert, snapping the connections and sending him and the snowmobile airborne.

Louk was traveling an estimated 60 mph, according to the DNR, and landed near the shoulder of the highway.

It’s believed his helmet may not have been fastened, the DNR reported Sunday night, as it came off during the incident and landed separately.

Louk was taken to Boone County Hospital, where he was transferred by air to Mercy.

The incident remains under investigation.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.

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