Tag Archives: Snowmobile fatalities

On January 24, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m. the Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a snowmobile collision on Highway 556 near Ranger Lake in Snow Township.   A collision between a pick-up truck and a snowmobile occurred.  The 40-year-old snowmobile operator from Sault Ste Marie was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The investigation is ongoing under ...

Mar 6, 2017 @ 12:22 With fatal snowmobile incidents now more than double the number, this time last season, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are dismayed to see the same behaviours drive the numbers up at an alarming rate.   Fatal snowmobile incidents and resulting deaths now sit at 20 for the season, compared to eight such ...

Feb 21, 2017 @ 20:17 On February 17, 2017, at 4:11 p.m., the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding two missing males from Rocky Bay First Nation. The two males, identified as 51-year-old Gerald THOMPSON and 45-year-old Nathaniel THOMPSON from Rocky Bay First Nation were last seen on Lake Nipigon on the afternoon of February ...

Feb 21, 2017 @ 17:36 On February 15, 2017 at approximately 11:00 am Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Goulais River Fire and Rescue, Algoma Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) responded to a call regarding a female in distress. On February 14, 2017 the female left from her residence on Yourchuk Road at approximately ...

On February 17, 2017, at 4:11 p.m., the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding two missing males from Rocky Bay First Nation. The two males, identified as 51-year-old Gerald Thompson and 45-year-old Nathaniel Thompson from Rocky Bay First Nation were last seen on Lake Nipigon on the afternoon of February 16, 2017. Police were contacted when ...