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One dead after Sayner snowmobile accident

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A snowmobile accident over the weekend has resulted in one fatality after the snowmobiler struck a tree along the shoreline of Star Lake in the Town of Plum Lake.

Vilas County 911 Center received the report of a snowmobile accident after 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. First responders arrived on scene and transported the individual to a helicopter landing zone staging area. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful and the snowmobiler was pronounced deceased before further transport to a hospital.

The name of the deceased has not yet been released.

The incident is being investigated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Additional units responding were the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle River Ambulance, MED 5, Plum Lake EMS, Plum Lake Fire, the Vilas County Medical Examiner, and the DNR.

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