HOUGHTON, MI-- A 12-year-old Houghton boy injured after flood water pushed in the basement walls of his house has died.
Thatcher Markham was trapped early Sunday morning after the walls collapsed on top of him. His father dug him out and performed CPR. A boat had to be used to take Thatcher from his house to the Hancock boat landing, then to an ambulance.
He was later airlifted from UPHS-Portage to Motts Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. Officials say the boy passed away Monday night.
This is the only fatality reported during Houghton County’s massive flooding.
