CONTACT:
Sgt. Alex Lopashanski
603-744-5470
December 23, 2024
Bartlett, NH– On Monday, December 23, shortly before 3:00 p.m. New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified that a snowmobile had crashed on the Lower Haystack Trail off of Bear Notch Road. Jiamin Wei, 40 of Chestnut Hill, MA. had been operating a rented snowmobile. She failed to negotiate a downhill left hand turn and drove off the right side of the trail into a ditch and impacted a tree. Her 10 year old son was a passenger on the machine.
Wei and her son were riding as part of a tour and the guide was able to quickly call for help and provide an accurate location for rescuers. Along with a Conservation Officer, members of Bartlett/ Jackson Ambulance Service, Bartlett Fire Department, and the Bartlett Police Department responded.
Fortunately, the boy was not injured and was able to be driven by snowmobile from the scene. Wei had suffered serious head injuries but was stable. She was placed in a rescue sled and transported nearly two miles back to the trailhead where she was transferred to an ambulance. She was taken by ambulance to the Memorial Hospital in North Conway for treatment.