Man dies in NE Minn. ATV crash

The driver of an all-terrain vehicle is dead after he swerved to avoid a deer in northeastern Minnesota.

The Carlton County sheriff's office says the 48-year-old man was found near Holyoke. He lost control and was thrown from the ATV.

The crash happened Thursday morning. The man later died. His name was not immediately released.

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