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Apr 8, 2:01 AM EDT
Gallatin Gateway man dies in snowmobile accident
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BUTTE, Mont. (AP) -- A 69-year-old man was killed in a snowmobile accident near the West Fork cabin area about 40 miles southwest of Ennis, authorities said.
Samuel D. Harvey, of Gallatin Gateway, died shortly after Sunday's accident, Madison County Sheriff Dave Schenk said.
The accident occurred sometime after 4 p.m. when Harvey drove over a steep snow drift.
"He nosed his snowmobile into the ground causing the (handlebars) to impact into his abdomen," said Schenk, who added that Harvey died before a rescue helicopter could reach him.
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MT Standard ------------
A 69-year-old Gallatin Gateway man was killed in a snowmobile accident Sunday afternoon in Madison County, about 40 miles southwest of Ennis.
Samuel D. Harvey was pronounced dead at the scene after he crashed the snowmobile he was driving sometime after 4 p.m. near the West Fork cabin area, according to Madison County Sheriff Dave Schenk. The accident happened when Harvey drove his snowmobile over a steep snow drift.
“He nosed his snowmobile into the ground causing the (handlebars) to impact into his abdomen,” Schenk said.
Harvey died from blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
Schenk said the victim was still alive after the accident, but died before the rescue helicopter could reach him. The helicopter, which flew in from Bozeman, airlifted Harvey’s body out of the area. Schenk said another person on a snowmobile called in the accident to 911.
Reporter John Grant Emeigh may be reached via e-mail at
john.emeigh@lee.net or by telephone, 496-5511
