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Woman killed in snowmobile crash
Posted: 03.05.2013 at 8:05 AM
Roxanne Werly

Roxanne Werly is the Interactive and Broadcast Managing Editor for TV 7&4 and 29&8

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Rebecca Mentzer of Mackinac Island was killed when her snowmobile hit a tree.
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MACKINAC ISLAND -- A Mackinac Island woman is dead after losing control of a snowmobile and hitting a tree.

It happened at 5:45pm Monday on M-185 on the west side of Mackinac Island.  Police say Rebecca Mentzer, 51,  lost control of the snowmobile and left the roadway.  Mentzer was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger on the snowmobile, also from Mackinac Island, was thrown from the sled.  The passenger was not hurt.

The Mackinac Island Police Department is still investigating and waiting for a toxicology report to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

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