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Maine man dies after Valentine's Day snowmobile mishap on Salmon Falls River ice

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Scene where Reagan's snowmobile is believed to have broken through thin ice near the middle of Salmon Falls River. (Courtesy/Maine Wa

BERWICK, Maine - A Berwick man has died following a Valentine's Day snowmobiling incident.

James Reagan, 59, died Saturday at Portsmouth Regional Hospital where he was being treated after breaking through thin ice on Feb 14th.

Reagan had been operating a snowmobile with a passenger, his 25-year-old nephew, Trevor Reagan. Both men broke through thin ice on Salmon Falls River just before 6 p.m.; the machine sank to the bottom.

After breaking through the ice, both men made it back onto the ice and fell through a second time as they neared shore. Once on shore, James Reagan became unresponsive.

It is believed Reagan suffered a medical event. He was being treated at Portsmouth Regional Hospital when he died.

Reagan's snowmobile, a 1998 Polaris CX 700, was removed by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on February 15 as the river is a public water supply. Reagan's death makes this Maine's eighth snowmobile related fatality this season.

Regan's death brings to seven the number of snowmobilers who have died in Maine this winter

The Maine Warden Service reminds all riders to be sure of ice conditions before travelling on any waterway.

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