One man died and a second was taken into custody after a deadly snowmobile crash in Iron County. Investigation by the DNR and the Iron County Sheriff’s Office showed the two had been traveling together on Trail 17 in the Town of Oma Friday evening around 8:00 p.m..

While the crash is under investigation, authorities say both icy trails and speed appeared to be contributing factors.

On Friday, January 16, at approximately 8:15 pm, Iron County Emergency Dispatch received a report of a two-snowmobile crash with one male severely injured. The crash occurred on Trail 17, approximately one mile north of County Highway G in the Town of Oma.

OMA, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old man was arrested for homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle following a deadly snowmobile crash on Friday night in northern Wisconsin that took the life of a 52-year-old man.

A snowmobile crash on Saturday on a trail in Franconia Notch injured a Massachusetts man, who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.

A man is dead and another man is in custody after a crash involving two snowmobiles in the Town of Oma. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 8:15 p.m. Friday on Trail 17, about one mile north of County Highway G.