Today (9/23/21) at 11:35 am, the body of Aaron McGeorge was located by a Blackhawk Medivac helicopter crew from the Wisconsin Air National Guard. The body was located on the east side of County Road 550 and north of Sugarloaf Mountain. This location was 200 yards northeast of where Aaron McGeorge’s truck was found.
Preliminary findings at the scene lead investigators to believe the victim succumb to injuries sustained in a fall from a rock bluff. The Marquette County Medical Examiner’s Office will investigate and determine the official cause and manner of death. No foul play is suspected and an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.
Numerous factors made this search difficult. The terrain is rugged, it is a heavily recreated area, no cell phone service, the victim had no device that could be tracked, and the victim didn’t tell anyone where he was going. The Sheriff’s Office encourages the public to utilize the buddy system and to let someone know your itinerary when traveling in the woods and on the water.
The following agencies were involved in this collaborative effort:• Marquette County Sheriff’s Office• Marquette County Search and Rescue• Alger County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit• Michigan State Police K9 units• Air Force Rescue Coordination Center• US Coast Guard• Wisconsin Air National Guard• Marquette Township EMS
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