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Melrose Man Seriously Injured In NH Snowmobile Crash

Michael Flynn, 63, was thrown from his snowmobile Saturday in Barnstead, N.H.

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Michael Flynn's helmet kept him from being more seriously injured, officials said in a Facebook post.
Michael Flynn's helmet kept him from being more seriously injured, officials said in a Facebook post. (Shutterstock)

MELROSE, MA — A 63-year-old Melrose man was seriously injured Saturday after a snowmobile crash in Barnstead, N.H.

Michal Flynn was riding across Lower Suncook Lake when he hit a pressure ridge, throwing him from his snowmobile, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation officers.

Flynn's helmet kept him from being more seriously injured, officials said in a Facebook post.

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Officials said "dangerous riding conditions" led to the crash.

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