MUNISING TOWNSHIP, MI-- An Indiana man has died in a snowmobile accident in Alger County.
State Police from the Munising detachment say the crash happened Wednesday around 5 p.m. on H-13 near the Hiawatha National Forest Wide Waters Campground access road in Munising Township.
Troopers say Steve Short, 57, of Fort Wayne was southbound on H-13 when he lost control of his snowmobile. The machine crossed the roadway, struck a snowbank, and overturned. Short was thrown from the machine and suffered fatal injuries.
Officials say speed was a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation.
