News Release
CHURUBUSCO — A report from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is shedding new light on how two people in Whitley County died in a snowmobile accident late Friday night.
An initial investigation by the Indiana Conservation Officers reveals that 44-year-old Robert Baker and a juvenile passenger were traveling on a snowmobile at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Friday on Blue Lake near Churubusco when they crashed into brush along the shoreline.
The collision caused both occupants to be thrown from the machine. Lifesaving efforts were rendered at the scene, but both were pronounced dead.
The investigation into the accident is still ongoing.
Assisting agencies include the Whitely County Sheriff’s Department, the Churubusco Police Department, the Smith Township Fire Department, the Indiana State Police, and the Whitley County Coroner’s Office.
