Fatal Fall at Douglas Houghton Falls
POLICE SAY THE FATAL FALL OF A LAKE LINDEN MAN FRIDAY NIGHT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
SHORTLY BEFORE 10 FRIDAY NIGHT, 24–YEAR–OLD DONALD ELANDER, JUNIOR WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE BOTTOM OF DOUGLASS HOUGHTON FALLS.
STATE POLICE FROM THE CALUMET POST SAY A MAN WHO LIVES NEAR THE FALLS WAS OUTSIDE AT THE TIME AND HEARD A SCREAM COMING FROM NEAR THE TOP OF THE FALLS.
CALUMET AND LAURIUM POLICE, CALUMET SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND MERCY AMBULANCE HELPED OUT AT THE SCENE.
THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION