On Saturday, December 14, at approximately 6:03 p.m., North Bay OPP officers, with the assistance of the Bonfield Fire Department, and the North Bay Ambulance Service, responded to a single snowmobile accident at the intersection of McNutt road and Development Road in Bonfield.
The OPP investigation determined that the operator, 33-year-old Michael LaPierre of Calvin Township, left the roadway, and was ejected off the sled.
LaPierre was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination has been ordered by the attending Coroner.
The investigation is continuing with the assistance of the North Bay Traffic Incident Management Enforcement Team.
See: OPP investigating snowmobile fatality in Bonfield
