UPDATE: Minnesota man identified in snowmobile crash in Wells County

2/2/2023 UPDATE:

At approximately 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, the NDHP responded to a call of a snowmobile crash that had occurred in a field near the intersection of 43re Ave SE and 3rd St SE, Bowdon. The driver of the 2007 Arctic Cat snowmobile, Bruce Hanson, 67, Jackson, MN, died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Original story: 1/26/2023

WELLS COUNTY, N.D. (KFYR) - A 67-year-old Minnesota man died after a snowmobile crash Wednesday 10 miles southeast of Bowdon, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The Wells County Sheriff’s Department and the state patrol received a call of a snowmobile crash shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.

There were no witnesses, and the crash is under investigation.

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