A popular New Hampshire winter outdoor activity popular with experienced riders and first-timers alike has been put in the spotlight recently after two Massachusetts women have died from injuries while snowmobiling. Both were inexperienced riders on a rented machine, according to officials, calling into question the rental process and safety of the seasonal past time.
Shawnee Hollis, 39, of North Brookfield, and Stacey McGarry, 56, of Littleton, were both killed in snowmobile crashes on trails in Coos County, N.H. within a month of each other, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reported.
Several other crashes this year with “inexperience” listed as the primary cause involved Massachusetts people, including a 41-year-old Methuen woman riding a rental on Feb. 10 who had to be flown to a hospital to treat her serious injuries.
