Snowmobiler dies in crash west of Duluth

The wreckage was discovered late at night on a trail, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said.

February 13, 2023 at 9:31PM

A snowmobiler has been killed in a crash west of Duluth, officials said.

Emergency responders were alerted shortly before 11 p.m. Friday to the wreck in Floodwood Township on a snowmobile trail just east of Hingley Road, about 35 miles west of Duluth, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said.

The operator, a 67-year-old man from nearby Saginaw, was declared dead at the scene, the Sheriff's Office said. His identity had not been released as of Monday.

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