A FATAL SNOWMACHINE COLLISSION OCCURRED ON LAKE NIPISSING

(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – A person is deceased after colliding a Motorized Snow Vehicle (MSV) into a water break wall on Lake Nipissing.

On March 14, 2023, at approximately 4:35 p.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and West Nipissing Fire Service responded to a single MSV collision on Lake Nipissing near St. Jean Road, West Nipissing.

A 33-year-old-person from Exeter, received serious life threating injuries and was transported to an area hospital by Nipissing Paramedic Services and later succumbed to their injuries.

OPP would like to remind the public to use caution when out on the area lakes keeping in mind that no ice is safe ice. Know the area that you are traveling and stay on the trails.