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44-year-old man dies in snowmobile crash in Manitoba

One person is dead and two others have been hospitalized with serious, life-threatening injuries following a crash Tuesday on Highway 19 near Kincaid, RCMP say. Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press

Manitoba RCMP say one man is dead after a snowmobile crash northeast of Great Falls.

On Saturday morning, a group of snowmobilers came across a snowmobile and a rider that was involved in a collision sometime overnight.

They called RCMP shortly after 10 a.m. and officers and the emergency personnel from Bird River Fire Department found a 44-year-old snowmobile driver from the RM of St. Clements.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Investigators believe the man missed a turn, went into a treed area and was thrown from his snowmobile.

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RCMP continue to investigate.

So far five other people have died in snowmobile crashes in Manitoba this year already.

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