A 27-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday after her snowmobile hit a dock on God's Lake. RCMP responded at around 2:30 p.m. and say alcohol is considered a factor in the crash. The woman wasn't wearing a helmet at the time. No one other people were...
By Sarah Klein Two snowmobilers were rescued on Monday after becoming stuck on George Lake, northwest of Lac du Bonnet. Manitoba RCMP responded just before 9:30 a.m., where they say a 38-year-old man and 39-year-old woman were stranded in several feet of slush and...
A 32-year-old Winnipeg man was killed Saturday evening while riding a snowmobile in the RM of Brokenhead. The single-vehicle crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on Provincial Road 38 north of Tyndall, Manitoba. RCMP say the rider was travelling in a group at the time...
A couple who got lost while snowmobiling and ice fishing in Lake of the Woods last weekend has been located. On Sunday afternoon, RCMP received a report of a 20-year-old man and 20-year-old woman who were overdue from their trip while travelling in a party of four....
With the recent snowfall in Riding Mountain National Park and much of the province, park officials are reminding snowmobilers that using their vehicle inside the park is prohibited. Snowmobilers, however, can be used on the ice surface of Clear Lake for the purpose of...
A 16-year-old boy from Steinbach was killed Saturday in a snowmobile crash while riding with four others. RCMP say the accident happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Fireguard 18, approximately 1.5 km from Provincial Road 210. The teen lost control on a corner and collided...
Two snowmobilers were rescued in the Lac du Bonnet area after spending Saturday night outdoors. Two men, aged 22 and 29, left their cabin on Saturday at around 4 p.m. to go snowmobiling. When they didn't return as scheduled, a search was called just before 11:30 p.m....
A 42-year-old St. Andrews man died Sunday after falling off his snowmobile. The accident happened just after 10 a.m. in the Selkirk area after the man slowly veered off the trail into some reeds in the ditch. The victim was responsive, but CPR soon had to be...
A 50-year-old man from the RM of Wallace was killed Monday after a two-vehicle snowmobile crash west of Virden. RCMP say the crash happened just after 2 p.m. adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway. According to police, a male snowmobiler had become stuck when another...
By Brian Schultz RCMP have ramped up enforcement efforts on snowmobilers in the Flin Flon area. Police conducted two static checks and one roving snowmobile patrol over the last three weeks in high-risk areas. A total of 58 off-road vehicles were stopped, resulting in...
Snowmobilers in Manitoba are being urged to check ice conditions on the upper Assiniboine River. The province advised Tuesday that water may seep onto the ice surface over the next two weeks as part of spring run-off downstream of Shellmouth. "Increased outflows from...
By Sarah Klein Manitoba RCMP are urging snowmobilers to use caution after a strip of water opened up on the Burntwood River. Police say riders should stay clear of open water near the Miles Heart Bridge as the ice downstream of the log boom isn't safe. Recent...
