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Houghton man charged in snowmobile death

HOUGHTON — Charges have been filed against a Houghton man involved in a fatal snowmobile crash earlier this year. According to the Houghton County Prosecutor’s office, 26-year-old Christopher Puuri has been charged with negligent operation of a snowmobile causing serious injury or death. On March 6, Puuri was driving a...
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Woman dies in snowmobile crash (UP)

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — Two snowmobiles collided, and one person died Saturday night. It happened in Houghton County at the Range Snowmobile Club in Portage Township. According to the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department, a 26-year-old Houghton man was snowmobiling across a clearing near the club, when he slammed into another sled....
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