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Man Killed in Snow Mobile Crash
Saturday Jan 06, 2018 2:18pm
Defiance, OH
By: Sheila McCrea
A man driving a snowmobile on the Maumee River hit an overhanging tree branch early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office, Kurt N. Bachellor, age 59, of Defiance was driving the snowmobile on the river. Reports indicate that he hit the branch and was thrown from it west of Loudon Street near his home.
An autopsy will be performed by the Lucas County, Ohio coroner.
The Defiance County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Defiance City Police Department, Defiance City Fire and Rescue, Defiance County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain and the Defiance County Coroner’s Office.