Quebec provincial police are investigating the death of a 70-year-old man who was found on a snowmobile in the Abitibi—Témiscamingue region of the province.
Police say they received a call at 3:30 a.m. Sunday about a man found unconscious on the vehicle in Val-Paradis, Que., about 581 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
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Spokesperson Stéphane Tremblay says the man collided with a guardrail and was found by passersby who attempted first aid.
Tremblay says the man appeared to have lost control of the vehicle.
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The man was transported to hospital in La Sarre, Que., where he was pronounced dead.
Tremblay says the man was a local from the Val-Paradis area.
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