Wisconsin man dies in snowmobile crash
AUTRAIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has died following a collision involving his snowmobile and five companions’ sleds in Alger County.
State police at Munising identify the victim of Saturday morning’s crash at 42-year-old Nicholas Waranka of Port Washington, Wis. Paul Murphy, a 44-year-old from Lake Quivira, Kan., was being treated in the intensive care unit at Marquette General Hospital.
Troopers say the six were riding together when all of their sleds struck a snow embankment and they lost control.
The four other snowmobilers, all from Wisconsin, escaped injury.
According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Waranka is the ninth victim of a fatal snowmobile accident in Michigan so far this winter.

Mar 13, 2010 at 11:05 p.m.
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Paul died a few weeks later from injuries sustained in this crash. He had only recently moved to Kansas from Oconomowoc. He is still deeply missed.
Feb 4, 2009 at 1:26 a.m.
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Pauly (Paul) is AWESOME! He is the most generous and thoughtful person. Please pray for him.
Feb 2, 2009 at 1:12 p.m.
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