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Burnsville mayor injured during fundraiser
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) -- A fundraiser at Buck Hill sent the mayor of Burnsville to the hospital.
Mayor Elizabeth Kautz is in stable condition at the Hennepin County Medical Center after participating in a mattress race at the ski area in Burnsville.
Kautz and the mayor of Bloomington were racing in the first race of the day when mayor's mattress ran into the back of an all-terrain vehicle. Kautz hit the vehicle was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Buck Hill General Manager Don McClure says he understands she had bumps and bruises.
The races continued after the accident. The event raised more than $83,000 for Bridging, an organization that helps people in transition set up a household.
Forty-eight teams participated in the races. Event coordinators said in the eight years of the event, the accident was the first.
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) -- A fundraiser at Buck Hill sent the mayor of Burnsville to the hospital.
Mayor Elizabeth Kautz is in stable condition at the Hennepin County Medical Center after participating in a mattress race at the ski area in Burnsville.
Kautz and the mayor of Bloomington were racing in the first race of the day when mayor's mattress ran into the back of an all-terrain vehicle. Kautz hit the vehicle was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Buck Hill General Manager Don McClure says he understands she had bumps and bruises.
The races continued after the accident. The event raised more than $83,000 for Bridging, an organization that helps people in transition set up a household.
Forty-eight teams participated in the races. Event coordinators said in the eight years of the event, the accident was the first.
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