The OPP and its Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs partners are cautioning snowmobilers about the increased risks posed by a milder winter and reminding them of the common sense approach needed to avoid a tragic outcome to their riding season.
It’s part of their initiatives during Snowmobile safety week, which ends Sunday.
OPP Constable Kerry Schmidt says there have already been fatalities in 2023.
Provincial motorcycle and snowmobile coordinator Sgt. Paul Beaton says the best way to head out on the trails is to prepare for the worst.
There have been 163 snowmobile deaths in OPP investigated incidents over the past decade, and nearly 40% of these fatalities have occurred on frozen lakes and rivers, so you’re urged to avoid waterways at all times.
Story by Grant Deme
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