SNOWMOBILER KILLED

OAKLAND, Maine — Authorities in Maine say a 52-year-old Massachusetts man has died after a snowmobile he was operating fell through thin ice on a lake.

The state Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says Richard Dumont of North Attleborough, Massachusetts, was riding a snowmobile owned by a friend and business partner on Messalonskee Lake in Oakland when it broke through the ice. It happened shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday.

Witnesses called 911 and fire department personnel used an ice rescue sled to pull Dumont from the water. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The Maine Warden Service says this is the second snowmobile-related fatality this season and they urge people to use extreme caution on any body of water.

An investigation is continuing.

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SNOWMOBILE CRASH

PITTSBURG, N.H. — A Massachusetts man is dead after his snowmobile went airborne and collided with a large tree.
New Hampshire officials said crews responded to a report of snowmobile crash at Boundary Pond in Pittsburg.
Crews found a group of riders and the driver involved in the crash who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials said the driver, identified as Stephen Nava, 21, of Kingston, was traveling at a high rate of speed across the frozen surface of Boundary Pond when the snowmobile hit an earthen portion of the dam.
The snowmobile became airborne and then collided with a large tree.
Nava was wearing a full-faced helmet and shield at the time of the collision, but it came off upon impact.
Officials said it appears failure to adjust operation was the primary factor in the crash and believe neither alcohol nor drugs played a role in the incident.
The snowmobile will undergo a mechanical inspection.

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