Two people dead after snowmobile crashes into rocks: RCMP

Two people have died after being reported missing while riding snowmobiles in Manitoba.

The Manitoba RCMP is investigating after a pair of missing snowmobilers were found dead.

According to police, the two snowmobilers—a 28-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman—left St. Theresa Point First Nation on Monday morning. The pair, who were sharing one snowmobile, did not provide information on their intended destination or travel route.

On Wednesday, it was reported to police that the snowmobilers never came home.

Local search parties came together to search the community, including nearby winter and ice roads.

The snowmobilers were eventually found dead outside the community on Thursday.

Investigators determined the snowmobile was being driven on the ice when it crashed into rocks. Police said the crash caused severe damage to the snowmobile and ejected both the driver and passenger.

RCMP said the cause of death remains under investigation as they await autopsy results.