"A passerby discovered the inanimate body of a snowmobiler on a trail."
A snowmobiler has died after possibly hitting a moose in Saint-Gilles, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.
The death of the 43-year-old man was confirmed Saturday morning by the Sûreté du Québec.
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Authorities were notified Friday around 8 p.m. of the accident that occurred near Route 269, south of Lévis.
“It was a passerby who discovered the inanimate body of a snowmobiler on a trail, a few kilometres from Route 269 in Saint-Gilles, in Lotbinière,” said Sgt. Béatrice Dorsainville, a spokesperson for the SQ.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity was not immediately disclosed.
“Elements found at the scene suggest that the snowmobiler could have collided with a moose,” Dorsainville said.
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