By Sara Powers
(AP) – A 73-year-old Wisconsin man was killed when the snowmobile he was riding with his wife missed a corner on a snowmobile trail and struck a tree in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, authorities say.
Michigan conservation officers investigating the crash said Richard Reesman of Burlington, Wisconsin, was pronounced dead at the scene.
READ MORE: Michigan Announces $1.5 Million Tuition Giveaway, 100 Children To Receive $15,000The crash occurred about 1:45 p.m. Sunday along Snowmobile Trail No. 160, near Lookout Mountain in Ironwood Township.
READ MORE: AAA Offers 'Tow To Go' Program During Memorial Day WeekendReesman’s 71-year-old wife, Kathy reported the crash to Ashland County, Wisconsin, dispatchers via cellphone.
Kathy Reesman was hospitalized for shoulder pain.
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