A sledder suffered serious injuries snowmobiling on a lake in Orillia

Fishermen venture out onto Lake Couchiching in Orillia, Ont. in this file image. (CTV News)

A man was seriously injured while snowmobiling across an area known as The Narrows on Lake Couchiching.

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Police, fire and ambulances were called to the Collins Road boat launch at around 6 p.m. Friday.

“There is one male injured, possibly a back injury,” said Orillia Dep.-Chief Ashley Noganosh.

Noganosh said the man struck an embankment on the frozen lake.

Ten firefighters and Simcoe County emergency personnel assisted to bring the man safely off the ice.

Once the sledder was back on land, he was taken to hospital with unconfirmed injuries.