Pontiac in mourning: two snowmobilers lose their lives in head-on collision

Mélissa Gélinas

A snowmobile ride on Jim Lake Road in the Pontiac municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract turned into a tragedy for Charlie Frost (36) and Steve Morin (37). Emergency services were called on January 29 at around 11:30 p.m. to the scene when they found, for a still unknown reason, that the two snowmobiles had collided head-on, causing the immediate death of Steve Morin.

According to information provided by Marc Tessier, sergeant with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Charlie Frost, who had been transported the same evening to a hospital, succumbed to his injuries on the evening of February 2.

Moreover, they were not unknown. "These are people who knew each other, since they were in the same cottage," says Mr Tessier.

In order to elucidate the causes and circumstances of this fatal collision, the investigators have analysed the scene. In particular, blood samples were taken. The investigation is ongoing.