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OPP identifies snowmobile rider who died in crash southeast of Vanastra, Ont.

OPP file photo. The Canadian Press

Huron County OPP have identified the person killed in a snowmobile collision that happened southeast of Vanastra, Ont. earlier this week.

Around 8:35 a.m. on March 5, officers received a call about a family member who didn’t come back from a snowmobile ride.

Police started investigating and just before 11 a.m., officers and civilians searching a bush on private property discovered the snowmobile wreckage and an unresponsive victim.

Read more: OPP urge snowmobile riders to take caution amid recent crashes with injuries

The snowmobile rider was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The deceased has been identified as Jess Aicken, 33, of Huron East.

Anyone with further information regarding this crash is asked to call Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or 519-482-1677.

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