Snowmobiler killed after collision in Quebec's Charlevoix region
A snowmobiler was killed in a crash in Quebec's Charlevoix region, northeast of Quebec City, Saturday.
Police say victim likely swerved and collided with a tree
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A snowmobiler was killed in a crash in Quebec's Charlevoix region, northeast of Quebec City.
Provincial police received a 911 call for a missing man about 11 a.m. Saturday.
The victim, a man in his 40s, was found later the same day after a police search in Notre-Dame-des-Monts and was declared dead in hospital.
Sgt. Eve Brochu-Joubert said it is likely the man swerved and collided with a tree while riding in a wooded area about 127 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
Police needed help from firefighters and ambulance technicians to recover the victim.
Provincial police are investigating.