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Serious snowmobile accident in South Bend

WSBT-TV Report

12:59 PM EST, February 4, 2013

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SOUTH BEND -- A South Bend man is recovering from a serious snowmobiling accident over the weekend.

Indiana Conservation officers say 24-year-old Benjamin Higgins was riding near Brick and Olive roads Sunday when one of the skis caught a deep rut.

That caused the snowmobile to flip over, tossing Higgins.

He suffered a broken leg and a severed artery and is being treated at a local hospital.

Conservation officers say Higgins was wearing a helmet, which helped minimize his injuries.