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Snowmobile fatality on North Shore State Trail near Schroeder

Mar 09, 2020 09:17AM ● By Editor
From Cook County MN Law Enforcement - March 9, 2020

On Sunday morning March 8 at approximately 9:51 am, Cook County Sheriff’s Office
911 Dispatch received a report of a snowmobile accident on the North Shore State Trail in the area south of the Temperance River Road in Schroeder.

Cook County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Search & Rescue, North Shore Health Ambulance, Tofte First Responders, and USFS Law Enforcement responded.

Initial observations of the victim included noticing that the helmet was intact, but the victim was having trouble breathing so rescue breaths were initiated. CPR continued until advised to stop by a doctor from North Shore Health at approximately 10:46 am.

The accident will be investigated by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and an autopsy will be completed at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office to determine cause of death. No further information is available at this time.
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