Quebec man died while snowmobiling in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Posted December 27, 2024 2:59 pm.
A Quebec man died on Christmas Eve while snowmobiling in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, according to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
Emergency services were dispatched to the Harricana River in Amos, near the Ontario border, right by the boat landing at around 11:15 a.m. on Dec. 24 after a caller reported a snowmobile helmet near a water hole.
First responders were able to observe snowmobile tracks on the river, travelling from north to south and stopping at the exact location of the water hole, provincial police said.
Several objects were also found near the hole, including the helmet reported earlier, as well as mittens and boots. Police then launched a search of the area to locate where the snowmobile had come from.
The SQ said no missing person report had been received by its services at the time.
On Dec. 25, divers were sent to the scene and, at around 4 p.m., recovered the lifeless body of a man in his 40s.
The cause of death will have to be determined by a coroner, adds the SQ.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
