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BALDWIN, Mich. - A Syracuse man on a snowmobile trip to Michigan died early this morning from injuries suffered in a snowmobile accident.
Craig D. Whetten, 21, of 107 E. County Line Road, Syracuse, was pronounced dead at scene of the snowmobile-tree collision at 12:30.
Lake County Sheriff's Department reports that Whetten missed a curve and collided with a tree. The accident occurred on a snowmobile trail near Seven Mile Road, 2-1/2 miles from M37, Eden Township, Mich.
Whetten was a lifetime Syracuse resident.
The accident remains under investigation.
