LEWISTON – Two snowmobilers were hospitalized and one man was issued a summons on Saturday in three incidents.

In Eustis, Phillip Spang IV, 25, of Cape Porpoise, was hurt when the snowmobile he was driving hit a ridge of ice on Flagstaff Lake. A LifeFlight helicopter airlifted him to Central Maine Medical Center where he was evaluated.

In Madrid, Kathryn Lydon, 19, Weymouth, Mass., was hurt when the track of a snowmobile she was riding as a passenger caught on a bridge, Maine Warden Kris MacCabe said in a release. Phillips Fire and Rescue brought Lydon off the trail. She was transported by NorthStar Ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital for evaluation.

And on Cupsuptic Lake in Adamstown Township, a nighttime search was begun and discontinued two hours later when the missing man turned up.

Christopher McLain, 35, of Portland left the Four Seasons Restaurant in Oquossoc around 2 a.m.. He was reportedly looking for friends. When he did not return, friends worried that he had fallen through the ice and contacted the Maine Warden Service.

Two wardens immediately kicked off a search and more were on their way when McLain returned to a friend’s camp at 4 a.m.

McLain was summoned for operating under the influence, said Warden MacCabe.

The incidents highlighted a less severe winter – in terms of both accidents and fatalities – than recent years, said Deborah Turcotte, spokeswoman for the Maine Warden service.

Conditions on many area trails are changing rapidly, forcing people to slow down and use more caution on snowmobile trails, she said.

In southern Maine in particular, trails are getting soft and slushy, she said. People need to be aware of any changes.

For instance, Flagstaff Lake where Spang was hurt was recently drained. When that happens, ice settles and forms ridges and depressions, Turcotte said.

Spang was driving towards the lake, hit a drop in the trail, tried to correct his sled but barrel-rolled it three times. He was thrown from the sled the first time it rolled, according to Game Warden Tony Gray.

In the Madrid accident, Lydon was a passenger on a two-person sled when they came onto a bridge that was washed out in the middle. Someone had put a tree across that part of the bridge to warn sledders, said Warden MacCabe.

As driver Stephen Rumrill drove around the tree, the track got caught. He was able to correct his sled and continue on the trail. However, Lydon was jolted on the sled and hurt.