Michigan Man Killed on Ship off Wisconsin

The Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department reports that a 61-year-old Michigan man working on a Lake Superior ore boat was killed after he got caught in a conveyor belt and crushed.

The victim was identified as Denton Heske of Harrison, Mich. The Coast Guard and emergency personnel from Bayfield County traveled to the ship about 9 p.m. Sunday after an accident was reported on the Stewart J. Cort, a 1,000 ft ore boat 10 miles northwest of Devil’s Island.

Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department and the Coast Guard have determined Heske’s death was accidental.