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Fatal snowmobile accident in Houghton County

ADAMS TOWNSHIP, MI--   A Hancock man has been killed in a snowmobile crash in Adams Township. 

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Saturday around 3 a.m. on Trail No. 3 between South Range and Atlantic Mine. 

Matthew Heikkinen, 50, was northbound when he lost control of his snowmobile and struck a tree.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Michigan State Police and Adams Township First Responders assisted at the scene.  

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.