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Snowmobiler dies near Tower

Posted 2/20/20

TOWER—A snowmobile crash last Thursday evening åon the Arrowhead Trail, approximately 10 miles southwest of Tower, claimed the life of a suburban Minneapolis man. Daniel James Cottew, 51, …

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Snowmobiler dies near Tower

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TOWER—A snowmobile crash last Thursday evening åon the Arrowhead Trail, approximately 10 miles southwest of Tower, claimed the life of a suburban Minneapolis man.
Daniel James Cottew, 51, of Coon Rapids, was traveling northbound at 4:35 p.m. when his snowmobile veered off the trail and struck a tree, according to St. Louis Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Kevin Friebe. Despite the response from Tower Area Ambulance, Vermilion Lake First Responders, St. Louis County Rescue Squad, the U.S. Forest Service, and North Memorial Air Care, Cottew died at the scene.