Woman, 3 girls avoid serious injuries in dune crash

May 26, 2026

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GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 33-year-old Elkhart, Ind. woman and her three passengers avoided serious injuries when the 2025 Polaris RZR the woman was driving overturned on the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday, May 24, around 1:30 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report.

The passengers were girls ages 14, 12 and 9.

The ATV was traveling north on the dunes when it overturned, the report states. Medical treatment was refused at the scene.

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