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Investigation into Harris burning vehicle, death continues

HARRIS TOWNSHIP, MI--   A Wilson man has died from injuries he sustained in a burning vehicle in Menominee County Friday. 

The Hannahville Tribal Police Department says officers found the vehicle on fire near the Sweetgrass Golf Course around 12:10.  David Tovar, 45, got out of the vehicle, but had been badly burned. 

Tovar was airlifted to UP Health System Marquette, then transferred to a hospital in Ann Arbor, but succumbed to his injuries.

Officials believe the case is a suicide, but police continue to investigate. 

Assisting at the scene were the Bark River Township Fire Department, Gourley Township Fire Department, Harris Township Fire Department, the FBI, and the Michigan State Police Fire Inspector.  

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.