NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Update
OPP Investigators have identified the one deceased occupant of the involved snowmobile as Kye Linssen, 23 years, of Oro-Medonte Township. The second occupant, a 23-year-old male remains in a Toronto trauma hospital.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.
Original release
Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are currently investigating an overnight single snowmobile crash on Six Mile Lake in Georgian Bay Township that claimed the life of one occupant and sent the other occupant to a Toronto trauma hospital.
Emergency services from OPP, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services and Georgian Bay Township Fire Services responded to a 911 call at 1:51 a.m. Feb. 20, 2022 to a crash scene at the west shoreline of Walpole Island.
One of the two male occupants was pronounced deceased at the scene, the other was transported by Ornge Paramedic Services for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.
Officers are being assisted by members of the OPP Central Region Technical Traffic Unit (TTCI) in the continuing investigation into cause of the crash.
All snowmobile operators are reminded to never drive impaired and to know before you go while enjoying the sport. For more information please view the following video.
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