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A snowmobiler whose sled went in the water near Wawa used “some bush sense” by starting a fire and using coffee grounds to spell out SOS to attract help from the air.
Ontario Provincial Police learned of an overdue snowmobiler in the area of Manitowik Lake last Friday night, a release says.
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and OPP searched the area of the sledder’s last-known location without success.
A helicopter searched for the snowmobiler followed last Saturday morning. A single snowmobile track was seen going into open water on Manitowik Lake, northeast of Wawa.