Snowmobiler involved in Chippewa County crash dies at hospital
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Press Release
Jan. 13, 2021
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A Huron County man who crashed his snowmobile in Chippewa County earlier this month died Jan. 8 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
Richard David Dufty, 55, of Caseville succumbed to injuries he suffered in the Jan. 2 crash along Snowmobile Trail UP 472 (Bobby Gay Truck Trail), in the Hiawatha National Forest, northeast of Trout Lake.
Dufty was riding a 2017 Ski-Doo MXZ XRS 800 E-tec snowmobile within a group of six riders traveling west on the trail.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Mike Olesen and Sgt. Calvin Smith were dispatched to the crash site at 3:35 p.m. EST.
A Huron County man who crashed his snowmobile in Chippewa County earlier this month died Jan. 8 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.Richard David Dufty, 55 of Cassville, succumbed to injuries he suffered in a snowmobile crash along Snowmobile Trail UP 472 in the Hiawatha National Forest northeast of Trout Lake on Jan. 2. Dufty was riding a 2017 Ski-Doo with a group of six riders traveling west on the trail.Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Mike Olesen and sergeant
Michigan man dies after end-over-end snowmobile crash
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
ROYAL OAK, MI – A 55-year-old man is dead after crashing his snowmobile into several trees, causing an end-over-end flip that ejected him from the vehicle.
Richard David Dufty, of Cassville, succumbed to his injuries on Jan. 8 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Dufty’s death represents the fourth fatal snowmobile crash in Michigan this winter, according to a news release from the Department of Natural Resources.
On Jan. 2, Dufty was riding with a group of six, authorities said. They were westbound on Snowmobile Trail UP 472 (Bobby Gay Truck Trail) in the Hiawatha National Forest.
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