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Texas man killed after snowmobile crash in Walker, Minnesota

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A man is dead after a snowmobile crash in Walker, Minnesota. 

Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk says the 50-year-old man — of Corpus Christi, Texas — was operating a 2012 Polaris RMK 600 when it left the roadway and struck a snow embankment and trees.

It happened at 8:54 p.m. Friday along the section of the "C" snowmobile trail where it shares the roadway with 60th Avenue Northwest.

Medical aid was provided before the victim was transported to a Park Rapids hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officials say alcohol is a suspected factor in crash, which remains under investigation.

Welk says an autopsy is scheduled with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office. 

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