UPDATE: The victim of a fatal ATV crash in rural Spirit Lake has been identified, and she has Sheldon and Orange City connections.
According to the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City, 14-year-old Syerah Van Muyden, daughter of Josh Van Muyden of Orange City and Rebecca Van Meeteren of Sheldon, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022, as the result of an ATV accident. Services will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be given to the Syerah Van Muyuden family, c/o Oolman Funeral Home.
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Original story, posted Aug 8, 2022 at 8:22 p.m.
Spirit Lake, Iowa– One teen was killed and one was injured after a side-by-side UTV accident near Spirit Lake on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 2:30 p.m., a 14-year-old was driving a 2012 Polaris Ranger 800 side-by-side, owned by Scott Groeneweg of Orange City, southbound on Basswood Lane in East Oaks North (that’s between Camp Foster and The Narrows on the east side of East Lake Okoboji), or about 3.3 miles up into East Lake from the East/West crossover.
The report says that the driver lost control of the UTV. It rolled onto its side and struck a tree. The 14-year-old and a 15-year-old passenger were both ejected from the UTV.
The Lakes Regional Healthcare Ambulance took both teens to Lakes Regional Healthcare Hospital. The 15-year-old was pronounced deceased at the hospital. They tell us the 14-year-old was treated and released from the hospital with non-incapacitating injuries.
The sheriff’s office says the Spirit Lake Police Department, Spirit Lake First Responders, LRH Ambulance, and the Iowa State Patrol assisted with the response to the accident, which remains under investigation.
