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Man dies after accident on area snowmobile trail

The rider was ejected from his sled and struck a tree
20200218 opp two snowmobiles on ofsc trail
OPP snowmobiles on patrol. Courtesy OPP.

OPP says a man is dead after a snowmobile accident south of North Bay this morning. (Saturday)

At approximately 11 a.m., Almaguin Highlands OPP  responded to a single snowmobile accident on the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) trail D123 in Armour Township.  

The OPP investigation determined that the rider, George Guppy, 57, of Utterson Ontario, south of Huntsville, was ejected from his sled, struck a tree and shortly after was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner. 

The OFSC trail D123 was closed in both directions for several hours.

Assisting in the investigation is the OPP Reconstructionist and Technical Collision Investigator.

Also on scene was the Burks Falls Fire Department and Parry Sound Emergency Medical Service,