On January 29, 2020, at approximately 3:45 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a snowmobile collision involving a semi- trailer, on a logging road in Duck Mountain Provincial Park.
The initial investigation has determined that two snowmobiles were going north on a logging road when one of the snowmobilers collided with a semi-trailer travelling south. The driver of the snowmobile, a 16-year-old male, from the RM of Minitonas-Bowsman, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other snowmobiler, a 17-year-old male, was not injured or involved in the collision.
The driver of the semi-trailer, a 32-year-old male from the RM of Swan Valley West, was not injured.
Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision.
Swan River RCMP along with a Traffic Analyst, continue to investigate.