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Snowmobile crash kills rider in Forest County

Map of Crane Lake
Map of Crane Lake

A snowmobile crash in Forest County killed a man over the weekend.

The Wisconsin DNR says the crash happened in the Town of Nashville Saturday.

The man was traveling on Crane Lake and struck some small trees and the shoreline embankment.

The DNR says alcohol was a factor in the crash.

The Wisconsin DNR reports four snowmobile deaths in the state since the middle of January.

Three involved riders on frozen water bodies.

John Burton is the WXPR Morning Edition Host.
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