Police investigating deadly crash between two snowmobiles in Georgian Bay Township

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GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, ONT. - Provincial Police say they are investigating an overnight crash that killed a 52-year-old man in central Ontario.

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GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, ONT. – Provincial Police say they are investigating an overnight crash that killed a 52-year-old man in central Ontario.

Police say a driver died in a head-on crash involving two snowmobiles in Georgian Bay Township, about 170 kilometres north of Toronto.

Officers say they were called to the crash scene on an ice surface waterway, called Lost Channel, on Friday night.

An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle sits idle in downtown Toronto, Tuesday, April 11, 2023; OPP say they are investigating an overnight crash that killed a 52-year-old man in central Ontario;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tammy Hoy
An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle sits idle in downtown Toronto, Tuesday, April 11, 2023; OPP say they are investigating an overnight crash that killed a 52-year-old man in central Ontario;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tammy Hoy

They say the 52-year-old from Erin, Ont., died at a nearby marina after what police describe as an exhaustive three-and-a-half-hour land-based rescue.

They say the other driver, a 50-year-old man from Puslinch, Ont., was found near the crash scene uninjured.

Police say the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2024.

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