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Twin Cities woman dies in St. Louis County snowmobile accident

Snowmobile experts share safety tips after deadly weekend on Minnesota trails
Snowmobile experts share safety tips after deadly weekend on Minnesota trails 02:06

MORCOM TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- Police say a Twin Cities woman died in a snowmobile accident Saturday afternoon in northern Minnesota.

First responders were dispatched to a report of a snowmobile accident shortly after 1 p.m. on the Bearskin snowmobile trail about 30 miles north of Hibbing.

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The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the victim -- 55-year-old Nacy Leann Grieman of Albertville -- was pronounced dead on the scene. She was the only occupant of the snowmobile when it lost control, hitting a tree.

The accident is under investigation.

Two people also died as a result of a snowmobile accident in Isanti County earlier this week.

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