NEWS RELEASE
Morrison County Sheriff’s Office
June 18, 2025
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 6-17-2025 at approximately 8:32 pm, their office received a report of a motorcycle accident on 260th Ave, just south of Nature Road, in Buckman Township.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, 54-year-old Jeffrey Opatz of Swanville, MN was traveling southbound on 260th Avenue when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed at the intersection of Nature Road. Opatz was found unresponsive in the ditch and was airlifted to North Memorial Hospital by North Air Care. He remains in critical condition.
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Pierz Fire, Mount Morris Lakin Morrill Buckman (MLMB) First Response, Minnesota State Patrol, Mayo Clinic Ambulance.
The crash remains under investigation.