Snowmobiler hurt in crash with tree

A Tigard man was injured in a Saturday snowmobile crash near the Broken Top trailhead at Moon Mountain, according to a news release.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a report of an injury accident about 200 yards northeast of the Broken Top trailhead. The reporting party said Todd Nelson, 54, had lost control of his snowmobile and hit a tree.

Search and rescue personnel already in the area responded and stabilized Nelson. Four additional search and rescue volunteers responded to the scene, bringing additional snowmobiles, medical supplies and rescue equipment, according to the news release.

Nelson was secured to a rescue sled and transported to St. Charles Bend, where he was treated for serious non-life-threatening injuries.

Alcohol was not a contributing factor, authorities said.

Bend man with dementia found

A Bend resident suffering from Alzheimer’s reported missing Saturday night was later located by search and rescue volunteers, according to a news release.

Rene Verbrugge, 86, was reported missing at 8:30 p.m., and a ground and air search was launched at approximately 11 p.m. Three Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies, 18 search and rescue volunteers, one Central Oregon Police chaplain, one Bend Police detective, two Bend Police officers and an Airlink air ambulance searched for Verbrugge in the area around his residence.

Verbrugge was located on the east side of 27th Street between Darnel Avenue and Chilliwack Way, according to the news release. He was found lying in a shallow depression under a large juniper tree.

Verbrugge was transported to St. Charles Bend with non-life-threatening medical issues. He was treated and released to family members.

— Bulletin staff report