SAGOLA TOWNSHIP, MI-- Michigan State Police from the Iron Mountain Post are investigating an accident caused by fireworks.
Saturday around 8 p.m. troopers were dispatched to the Silver Lake Resort in Sagola Township on a report that a 50-year-old man had severely injured his hand. A witness said the man was setting up fireworks on their personal property when she heard a “boom” and saw the man lying on the ground. She wasn’t sure first responders would be able to find their camp, so she brought the victim to the resort.
M-95 was briefly shut down so a Valley Med Flight helicopter could land. The man was taken to UPHS-Marquette and possibly transferred to Green Bay for treatment.
The firework was described as a “mortar.”
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the incident.