New Hampshire's Coos County snowmobile trails saw the first deaths of people who had rented snowmobiles in recent years as Fish and Game and local rescue officials have responded since mid-January to 16 crashes so far, six of which have involved rental sleds.
A pair of snowmobile crashes in New Hampshire since Friday left one woman dead and another injured, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
STEWARTSTOWN A snowmobile accident on Corridor Trail 21 resulted in a vehicle fire and serious injuries for a Connecticut man on Friday, officials said. Ron Reiske, 73, of Brookfield, CT, was riding westbound around 3:45 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a downhill right turn, striking a tree and being thrown from his snowmobile.