Snowmobiler dies after striking tree near Terra Nova
A 21-year-old snowmobiler has died after hitting a tree in a wooded area near the community of Terra Nova early Saturday morning.
In an email to CBC News on Saturday afternoon, an RCMP spokesperson says police received a report at 1 a.m. that a man was injured and unconscious after striking a tree.
RCMP say the snowmobiler was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Police and paramedics responded to the incident, the RCMP said, and the man died after being transported to a waiting ambulance.
The RCMP said an investigation is ongoing and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has been engaged.
