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Bancroft OPP investigating snowmobile collision
February 3, 2015
On Friday, Jan. 30 officers from the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a snowmobile collision on North Bay Beach Road in the Municipality of Highlands East. Officers attended the scene and determined that the collision had occurred on Paudash Lake.
A 51-year-old male of Peterborough was transported to hospital by ambulance. He was pronounced dead after leaving the scene.
The name of the deceased is not being released at this time as investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Submitted by the OPP
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