Snowmobiler dies in Stevens County accident

A 27-year-old man was killed early Friday in a snowmobile accident in Stevens County. Curtis J. Kaufman was transported to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Colville, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be conducted Monday, the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office said. The accident happened about 1:25 a.m. about 25 miles east of Colville in the Little Pend Oreille Lakes area, the sheriff’s office said.