KEWEENAW COUNTY, MI— A 48-year-old man was killed in a side-by-side ORV accident in Keweenaw County Tuesday.
The Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 10:35 a.m. on Trail BH a couple hundred yards from US-41/Silver Mine Road. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The 60-year-old male passenger was extricated and taken to Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital for treatment.
Assisting at the scene were the Allouez Township Medical First Responders, Allouez Township Volunteer Fire Department, Eagle Harbor Township Volunteer Fire Department, Sherman Township Volunteer Fire Department, Calumet Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue, the Keweenaw County Medical Examiner, and Keweenaw Search and Rescue.