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A groomer operator passed away after freezing to death this morning,while trying to get help after sinking the groomer
I hope this tradegy can be averted next time with new policies
Each season we hear about groomers going through ice,sometimes the make it out other times unfortunately they do not
I rode this area 2 days ago
My condolences to his familyCARLING TWP. - A Nobel man was found dead beside Highway 69 today after his groomer went through the ice on Bear Lake.
Wearing only jeans and a flannel shirt, Michael Ryman walked 1.6 kilometres from Bear (Wiwassasegen) Lake toward Highway 69 after the groomer went through the ice.
His body was found early Tuesday where the trail meets Highway 69, about 1.5 kilometres north of Woods Road.
West Parry Sound OPP were contacted by the local snowmobile club at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Ryman, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Carling Trailblazers Snowmobile Club president Paul Bushey was unable to comment on the accident and said more would be known tomorrow.
“We’re just trying to find out ourselves,” he said Tuesday morning.
According to Environment Canada, the temperature dropped to -22.8 Monday night. Police continued to investigate the accident Tuesday afternoon.[/b]
I hope this tradegy can be averted next time with new policies
Each season we hear about groomers going through ice,sometimes the make it out other times unfortunately they do not
I rode this area 2 days ago