A 63-year-old Mankato woman was killed in a snowmobile accident on Sunday morning, March 8.
At 9:51 a.m. the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office 911 dispatch received a report of a snowmobile accident on the North Shore State Trail in the area south of the Temperance River Road in Schroeder.
Responding to the scene were Cook County Sheriff ’s Office Deputies, Search & Rescue, North Shore Health Ambulance, Tofte First Responders, and USFS Law Enforcement.
Initial observations of the victim included noticing that the helmet was intact, but the victim was having trouble breathing so rescue breaths were initiated. CPR continued until advised to stop by a doctor from North Shore Health at approximately 10:46 a.m.
The victim was identified as Lisa Schmitz, a 63-year-old woman from Mankato.
The accident will be investigated by the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office and an autopsy will be completed at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office to determine cause of death. No further information is available at this time.
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