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Thief River Falls man dies in Polk County snowmobile crash

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Cody Teie, 33, died in a crash in Gentilly, east of Crookston, on Feb. 28, 2026.

CROOKSTON — A Thief River Falls man died in a snowmobile crash Saturday, Feb. 28, northeast of Gentilly, a small community east of Crookston.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash around 2 p.m., according to a news release.

Despite life-saving measures by deputies and Crookston Area Ambulance responders, 33-year-old Cody Teie was pronounced dead at the scene.

Teie was wearing a helmet, according to the release.

The Minnesota State Patrol and University of North Dakota Forensic Pathology also responded.

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