Two people were killed New Year's Day in a snowmobile accident in the town of Oakland.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department responded to the accident shortly before midnight on South Lyman Lake Road.
The operator and passenger of the snowmobile both died as a result and were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release issued by Sheriff Tom Dalbec. Both people are from the Twin Cities area, but are not being identified until family is notified.
The accident remains under investigation by the sheriff's department, Douglas County medical examiner and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
