Editors Note: This article has been updated to state that the DNR is still investigating information surrounding the crash.
EISENSTEIN, Wis. (WFRV) – An eight-year-old girl is dead after a snowmobile crash in northern Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the crash happened on a public trail in the Town of Eisenstein, Price County.
Officials from the DNR say that the girl was seated in front of a 39-year-old man when the driver accelerated and presumably lost control. The snowmobile then hit a tree.
This was the 10th reported snowmobile fatality in 2023.
No additional details were provided.