Volume 2, Issue 15 SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
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Fatal dune crash claims life of Coopersville man According to a release from Oceana County Sheriff’s Department Undersheriff Ryan Schiller: On Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 at 5:44 p.m., deputies received a call for an ORV accident at the Silver Lake State Park ORV Area. The ORV crash involved a 20-year-old Coopersville man who suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. This person was operating a Honda 450 quad when he collided with a Can-Am sideby-side. The original caller to Mason-Oceana 911 told dispatchers that a person had dumped their vehicle and was unconscious and not breathing. When deputies arrived on scene, Silver Lake State Park Rangers were doing CPR. Life EMS and Hart Area Fire Department also responded to the scene. AeroMed was initially put on standby for the incident, but did not respond.
The Can-Am was driven by a 36-year-old Milan, Mich. man who had a 14-year-old male from South Rockwood, Mich., as a passenger in the vehicle. The 14-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries from the crash and was transported to Trinity Health Mercy Hospital for treatment. The crash occurred in the northwest area of the ORV area between the Lake Michigan beach and an area known to dune enthusiasts as “Sunset Hill.” Officers do not believe alcohol or drugs to be any factor in this accident. They extend our deepest condolences to the families involved in this tragedy. The Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by Mason-Oceana 911, MiDNR Parks & Recreation, Life EMS, Hart Area Fire Department, and wishes to thank the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for their drone team and accident investigation.
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