Twin Cities woman dies in St. Louis County snowmobile accident

MORCOM TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- Police say a Twin Cities woman died in a snowmobile accident Saturday afternoon in northern Minnesota.

First responders were dispatched to a report of a snowmobile accident shortly after 1 p.m. on the Bearskin snowmobile trail about 30 miles north of Hibbing.

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The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the victim -- 55-year-old Nacy Leann Grieman of Albertville -- was pronounced dead on the scene. She was the only occupant of the snowmobile when it lost control, hitting a tree.

The accident is under investigation.

Two people also died as a result of a snowmobile accident in Isanti County earlier this week.