Ken Block Dies in Snowmobile Accident

passed away on Monday at 55 years of age after snowmobiling on a remote mountain pass in northern Utah.

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Ken was an innovator, pioneer, and icon. Above all, he was a beloved husband and father.

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police reported that Block was swerving his snowmobile on a steep slope when it overturned and crushed him to death.

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He was pronounced deceased at the scene as a result of the accident

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as stated by the statement said, adding that he was riding in a group but was alone at the time.

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His sudden death creates an empty space in which nothing will ever be the same.

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