CHAPMAN, Maine — An 11-year-old boy died in a snowmobile crash in Aroostook County Monday night, authorities said.
The boy, whose name was not released, was driving a 2019 Polaris snowmobile over a field to store it inside the garage of his residence in Chapman, located near Mars Hill by the Canadian border, around 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW) said in a news release.
The boy, who was not wearing a helmet, struck the corner of the garage at a high rate of speed, MDIFW said.
"EMTs arrived at the residence and attempted life saving measures, but the boy passed away at the scene a little after 8:00," the release stated.
The boy was taken to Duncan-Graves Funeral Home. The Maine Warden Service is investigating the crash.