World famous local inventor Troy Hurtubise has died.

The OPP have confirmed that the 54-year-old was the individual who died in Sunday’s collision along Highway 17 between North Bay and Sturgeon Falls that ended in an explosion leaving the highway closed in both directions for hours.

The passionate inventor and naturalist was best known for making an impenetrable suit called the Ursus Mark VI that allowed him to feel safe around bears and run over by vehicles as depicted in a world-renowned 1996 documentary called “Project Grizzly.”

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