NEMAHA COUNTY —A community is mourning the death of 7-year-old girl in an accident in Nemaha County.
On Thursday, the Nemaha County Sheriff reported their deputies responded March 26, to an injury accident involving a seven year old who had been operating a 2022 Polaris Sportsman in an open field several hundred feet east of N Road, approximately 2 miles north of US 36 Hwy.
The ATV rolled over trapping the child. A private vehicle transported the child to Nemaha Valley Community Hospital. Emilee Ann Sauer died two days later. Her funeral service is scheduled for Friday, according Lauer Funeral Home.
She was first grade student at Nemaha Central Elementary School and a proud “graduate” of kindergarten in May of 2024, according to her obituary.