A Twin Cities woman died Saturday in a snowmobile accident on a Morcom Township trail.
Twin Cities woman dies in snowmobile accident north of Hibbing
St. Louis County authorities say it appears snowmobile driver lost control of machine, struck tree.
First responders were dispatched to the Bearskin snowmobile trail 30 miles north of Hibbing at about 1:15 p.m., according to a news release from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. There, they found a 55-year-old woman from the Twin Cities area dead at the scene. She was the machine's sole occupant.
It appeared the woman lost control while turning and struck a tree, according to the news release. Her name was not released.
The Sheriff's Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office are investigating the accident.
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