One person has died and another is seriously injured after two snowmobiles collided near the NWT-Saskatchewan border, police say.
In a Wednesday news release, Fort Smith RCMP said the incident occurred on Sunday, April 5 and involved members of a hunting party from Saskatchewan.
The border between the territory and province is a remote area. Police said the collision occurred about 420 km east of Fort Smith, one of the nearest NWT communities.
“One of the riders suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries while the other rider suffered a fatal injury and had died,” police stated.
“The riders were part of a group of hunters from Saskatchewan. The group has since evacuated from the area.”
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RCMP said an investigation is ongoing in partnership with Saskatchewan RCMP and the NWT and Saskatchewan coroners’ services.
Nobody involved was named in Wednesday’s news release.
