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Chatfield, MN (KROC AM News) - A rural Olmsted County teenager suffered a serious and life-threatening head injury in an ATV crash Saturday.

The parents of the 14-year-old boy found him unresponsive when they returned home around 1:00 pm Saturday. He was airlifted to St Marys Hospital and has undergone at least two surgical operations.

The teen is a student at Chatfield High School. He has been identified as Marick Mercer, the son of Shelly and Keith Mercer.

Marick Mercer GoFundMe
Marick Mercer GoFundMe
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A GoFundMe site has been set up for the family.

 

The family lives in the 12,000 block of Mill Creek Rd SE, near Chatfield.

scene of ATV accident /Google
scene of ATV accident /Google
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