Wisconsin Man Dies while Kayaking on Michigan River

A Wisconsin man has died in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula after suffering a head injury while kayaking on the Black River. 

State Police say 49-year-old Clint Mabie, of Hurley, Wisconsin, was with a group of kayakers Saturday in Ironwood Township in Gogebic County.  No other details about the incident were released. 

Troopers and sheriff’s deputies were joined by a search-and-rescue team and officers from the Department of Natural Resources.