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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Incident Date:

02/12/2022

Incident Time:  3:35 PM

Incident location: 

Ash River Trail  approximately 1/2 mile east of Hwy 53 in unorganized township 68R21 

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Name: Jeffrey Joe BLOM

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Age: 61

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Address: Thief River Falls, MN 

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Incident Summary: On February 12th, 2022 at approximately 3:35 PM St. Louis county sheriff's deputies responded to a crash involving an ambulance and a snowmobile that occurred on Ash River Trail approximately 1/2 mile east of Hwy 53.  Medical responders from the Kabetogama Fire Department were traveling eastbound on Ash River Trail in an ambulance enroute to a medical call when the ambulance collided with a snowmobile on the roadway.  The snowmobile was being operated by a 61 year old male who was traveling northbound on the Arrowhead snowmobile trail and was attempting to cross over Ash River Trail to continue on the trail. 

Despite life saving efforts by medical personnel the male was declared dead at the scene. 

The male's name will be released after notification to family members.

Assisting agencies: Kabetogama First Responders,  International Falls Ambulance,  Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota DNR, and the US Forest Service. 

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Authority: Sgt. Kevin Friebe 

Date:    02/12/2022             Time:  9:15 PM

Additional Information or Update: Name and home town updated of the deceased. 

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Authority:    Sgt. Kevin Friebe     Date:  02/12/2022    Time:8:00 AM