A 13-year-old juvenile has been airlifted to a regional trauma center with serious injuries following an all-terrain vehicle crash in Natchitoches Parish.
Deputies and EMS arrived on scene to find the teen, who was not wearing a seatbelt, had been ejected after impact. Air EVAC medical helicopter was dispatched to the crash and landed at a landing zone in a field near the intersections of state highways 1 and 119.
The juvenile's brother, who was riding as a passenger, was ejected prior to impact and not injured. He ran to the nearby home of an EMS paramedic to seek help.
The accident happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Cat Island Road. The preliminary investigation indicates the juvenile driver lost control in a curve and went down a steep embankment, hitting a tree. The ATV went into the Cane River after impact.