A snowmobiler who failed to make it home was later found dead after crashing into a tree in northern Manitoba, police say.

RCMP from Nelson House&nbsp;got a report on Monday of a missing snowmobiler&nbsp;who left on Sunday for a camp north of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, also known as Nelson House First Nation, about 65 kilometres west of the city of Thompson.

Not long after, RCMP received another report saying&nbsp;the body of the 27-year-old man was found along the trail to the camp.

Mounties went there by snowmobile and determined the man was travelling down the shoreline of Footprint Lake at high speed&nbsp;when he hit a tree, RCMP said in a Tuesday news release.

The man, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Extreme cold weighs down Manitoba for yet another day

The deep cold that Manitoba managed to dodge for most of the winter has now settled in for what Environment Canada calls "a multi-day episode of very cold wind chills."

A woman in a coat stands with her back to the camera. She is inside a bus shelter and seen through a window covered in frost.

A woman waits for a bus in downtown Winnipeg, where the high on Wednesday is forecast to be –22 C with wind chill values of –40 in the morning and –30 in the afternoon.

Frosted bus shelter

Shelters often 'only resort' for homeless patients discharged from hospital, Siloam Mission CEO says

The case of a man discharged from hospital with no home to go to after suffering frostbite on his feet reflects “a really huge gap” between the medical system and homelessness sector, says the director of one of Winnipeg’s biggest shelters.

Two frostbitten feet are shown, with blisters seen on the toes and bandages around other toes.

Robert's frostbitten feet have a number of blisters on the toes and some discoloration. 

frostbitten feet

A man who suffered severe frostbite on his feet while experiencing homelessness and addiction says he doesn't feel shelters are a safe place to recover.

Peguis First Nation signs child welfare agreement that chief says marks break in cycle

Peguis First Nation will become the first Indigenous group in Manitoba to officially take control of child welfare under federal legislation that came into effect three years ago.

The Grand Entry makes its way into a signing ceremony of the Peguis First Nation Honouring our Children, Families and Nation Act Coordination Agreement in Winnipeg, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

The Grand Entry makes its way into a signing ceremony of the Peguis First Nation Honouring our Children, Families and Nation Act Coordination Agreement in Winnipeg, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.  The governments of Canada and Manitoba joined Peguis Chief Glenn Hudson and Peguis CFS for this historic event.

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The Grand Entry makes its way into a signing ceremony of the Peguis First Nation Honouring our Children, Families and Nation Act Coordination Agreement in Winnipeg on Tuesday. The governments of Canada and Manitoba joined Peguis Chief Glenn Hudson and Peguis CFS for the historic event.

RCMP say the man was travelling the shoreline of Footprint Lake at a high speed when he collided with the tree.

Snowmobiler, 27, found dead after colliding with tree in northern Manitoba

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