'He was an ambassador': Snowmobile guide dies after rollover near Sicamous, B.C.

The outdoor community is in mourning after a well-known guide died in an accident Sunday, the B.C. Snowmobile Federation said.

Federation executive director Donegal Wilson said the death of Rene St.OngeSunday has left snowmobilers in shock.

"I think everybody has a story of one or another of meeting up with Rene and having a great day," Wilson said. "He was an ambassador in a lot of things and always willing to help somebody on the hill."

Police said earlier Monday a51-year-old mandied after a snowmobiling accidentin theShuswaparea of B.C. Wilson told CBCthat man was St. Onge.

He was guiding a group of five othersnowmobilersin theQueestMountainForest Service Road area, north ofSicamous, when he rolled into a creek bed on Sunday, according to police.

RCMPsaid St. Ongewas pinned under his snowmobile, and the group couldn't revive him.

The ShuswapVolunteer Search and Rescue Team (SVSAR) responded and helped the remaining snowmobilers out of the area, but said St. Onge'sbody couldn't be removed due to darkness, weather conditions and difficult terrain.

A statement from Mounties said efforts to remove the body would resume Monday.

The BC CoronersServiceis investigating the death.