Minnesota Man Killed in Crash on Snowmobile Trail

Duluth, MN (KROC-AM News)- Authorities in northern Minnesota are investigating a snowmobile crash that claimed the life of a 67-year-old man. 

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The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says first responders were called to a snowmobile crash with injuries along a road in Floodwood Township, which is about 40 miles west of Duluth. The crash report came in shortly before 11 p.m. Friday and emergency personnel were told the rider was not breathing. 

Life saving efforts by friends, deputies and EMS personnel were not successful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The fatal crash victim is described as a 67-year-old man from Saginaw. His name has not been released. 

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The initial report did not describe the events that led up to the deadly crash. The man’s body was sent to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office following the fatal wreck.