A 41-year-old Greater Sudbury man has died following a snowmobile crash on Whitewater Lake on March 9.
Greater Sudbury Police said this morning that they received a call for service just before 1:30 p.m. regarding a crash involving a single snowmobile near the end of Fire Foute P in Azilda.
“The snowmobile was being driven eastbound when it struck a snowdrift and the driver was ejected from the vehicle sustaining serious injuries,” police said in a news release.
Members of the GSPS Rural Community Response and Traffic Management Units were dispatched alongside Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services.
“Paramedics began life-saving measures on the 41-year-old man,” police said. “However, he was unfortunately pronounced deceased at the hospital.”
Besides expressing condolences to the man’s loved ones, police said his name will not be released out of respect for the family.
The investigation into the collision is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Traffic Management Unit at 705-675-9171.
