ATV Accident near North Bend, Feb. 22

ATV accident
A 60-year old Othelo, WA man injured his back while riding an ATV on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area north of North Bend Saturday, Feb. 18.  According to a news release from the Coos Co. Sheriff's Office, a deputy traveling south on Hwy. 101 about 10:52 a.m., noticed a quad upside down on a sand hill above the railroad tracks between Beaver Slide and V-8 Hill.  "Several ATV riders appeared to be attending to the person involved in the accident.  The deputy notified Coos Co. Dispatch Center to have medical en route.  Steven Fultz was suffering from a lower back injury and had no feeling in his legs after he flipped his ATV backwards while climbing a steep hill.  His riding companions kept him immobilized while emergency personnel responded.  Stokes was placed in a litter and winched up the hill where he was then transported by ambulance to Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay.