Youth dies in ATV-related rollover near MGBHLM First Nation

MOSQUITO, GRIZZLY BEAR'S HEAD, LEAN MAN FIRST NATION AREA  - Battlefords RCMP are investigating an ATV-related fatality that occurred near Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lead Man First Nation.

On Oct. 12 at approximately 12 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of an ATV rollover on Highway 4 north of the Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation.

Officers responded along with local EMS, and located an injured male teenager, who had been the driver of the ATV. He was transported to hospital, where he later died. The family of the youth, who is from the Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation, has been notified.

Two additional occupants, both teenage males, reported minor injuries and were treated by EMS on scene.

Battlefords RCMP continues to investigate with the assistance of the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.