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ONTONAGON -- A Gladstone man died Saturday after his vehicle rolled over in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
A passerby discovered the vehicle at approximately 9 a.m. Saturday morning and called 911. Troopers from the Wakefield State Police Post were dispatched to the rollover off of 1976th Engineers Memorial Highway near W. SP Service Road near Lake of the Clouds in the state park. It is unclear when the accident occurred.
It appears Jessie LaVigne, age 31, of Gladstone, was traveling northbound on 107th Engineers Memorial Highway when he lost control of his 2006 Ford van on a curve, went into the ditch, striking several trees and rolling over onto the passenger side of the vehicle. LaVigne was unresponsive when first responders arrived. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle and had to be extricated.
LaVigne was transported to Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital by ambulance but was later transported to Marquette Life Point Hospital by Med-Flight, where he was pronounced deceased.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Assisting at the scene were the Ontonagon County Sheriff's Department, Carp Lake Township First Responders, Beacon Ambulance and Dishaw Towing.