Gatineau man dies in snowmobile crash

Posted Feb 11, 2011 10:21:14 AM.

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A 53-year-old Gatineau man has died after he lost control of his snowmobile and struck a tree in Ferme Neuve, about 180 kilometers north of downtown Gatineau.

He succumbed to his injuries in hospital early Thursday evening.

A police spokesperson says the man was on a snowmobiling trip with friends he crashed at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Alcohol and speed have been ruled out and police are investigating the possibility the man suffered a sudden health crisis that caused him to lose control.

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