Deer Lake RCMP are investigating a fatal snowmobile incident on the west coast yesterday.

Police were notified around 1:45 Tuesday afternoon after a rider ran into trouble.

A group of snowmobilers were riding together in a remote area near Angus Lake when one of the riders ended up in a brook, trapped underneath his machine.

His friends managed to pull him out of the water, and despite performing “countless rounds of CPR,” they were unable to revive him.

The 55-year-old man was removed from the area by helicopter and pronounced dead while being transported to hospital in Corner Brook.

The Chief Medical Examiners office is involved in the investigation.