ROCKWOOD, ME. (THECOUNT) — Gregory Lee Lemar, of Wiscasset, Maine, has been identified as the victim in a fatal snowmobile crash on Moosehead Lake Sunday evening.
Lemar, 59, was killed after being involved in a snowmobile crash on Moosehead Lake Sunday evening around 5 p.m.
According to the Maine Warden Service, Lemar was operating a snowmobile when he apparently came into contact with a “pressure ridge at a high rate of speed” near Hogback Island.
Officials say, Lemar’s wife was traveling on a second snowmobile when the fatal crash occurred around 5 p.m.
Snowmobilers in the area tried to help following the crash, but Lemar died at the scene, according to WGME.
Wardens say Lemar was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Rockwood is a village in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The village is centered on the west end of Moosehead Lake, the largest body of freshwater in the state. Rockwood is a gateway to the north country and is located near Mount Kineo – Wikipedia.
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