MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources urges safe snowmobiling.
The DNR reports six snowmobile fatalities so far this month and urges all snowmobile operators to make safety the top priority for every ride.
The six fatalities involved single adult operators, ranging from 41 to 68 years old. Five of the six victims were men.
These crashes are under investigation.
The most recent crash happened on Friday night near the intersection of CTH L and Heafford Road, in the town of Nokomis.
The Onieda County Sheriff’s Office says the 41-year-old man on the snowmobile had overtaken another snowmobile at a high rate of speed.
The passing snowmobile was then unable to make a curve in the trail. The driver was then ejected from the snowmobile and hit a fence post.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
