ATV Fatal, Oct. 18

ODNRA, CCSO report – On Wednesday October 15th at about 1:42pm, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call from a citizen reporting an ATV accident they discovered at Razor Back Hill near Hauser in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The single occupant/operator was slumped over in the driver’s seat and not responsive. The citizen’s conducted CPR until Bay Cities Ambulance arrived with Hauser Fire & Rescue. Alan R. Paulsen, age 64, of Grants Pass, Oregon was operating a Can Am Maverick at the time of the accident. He was wearing a seatbelt harness and helmet. Alan was declared deceased at about 2:26pm while at the scene.