Brainerd, MN : McGregor man dies following ATV crash on Friday, March 10th 2017

A McGregor man died Friday night after an all-terrain vehicle he was driving broke through ice on the Sandy River Flowage leading into Big Sandy Lake north of McGregor.

The Aitkin County Sheriff's Office reported Kevin Lee Futhey, 59, McGregor, died Friday night at North Memorial Medical Center after he was airlifted to the Twin Cities-area hospital.

The sheriff's office reported a caller said an ATV may have gone through the ice on the flowage, which leads into Big Sandy Lake, just after noon Friday. First responders found ATV tracks leading to a hole in the ice, and located a 2015 Polaris Ranger in about 8 feet of water with Futhey still in the cab.

He was transported by McGregor Area Ambulance to the Isedor Iverson Airport in McGregor where he was airlifted by North Memorial Air Care to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. A Polaris Ranger is a side-by-side ATV and is designed to carry two passengers abreast and usually includes roll bars and seat belts.

The McGregor Fire Department, McGregor Area Ambulance and the sheriff's office responded to the call. The sheriff's office reported that ice in the area of the accident ranged from a half-inch to about 3 inches thick.

According to an October 2016 article in the Aitkin Independent Age, Futhey was a member of the Up North Riders, an ATV club in McGregor.

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McGregor man dies following ATV crash