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Man injured in Marquette cliff fall

MARQUETTE, MI--   A 20-year-old male is hospitalized, after he fell off a cliff at Presque Isle Park in Marquette. 

Friday around 8:30 p.m. the Marquette City Fire Department was called to the Black Rocks area of the island on a report that the man had fallen about 20 feet to the rocks below.  A bystander pulled him out of the water.  Personnel removed the victim from the area with a basket.  He was taken to UP Health System Marquette for treatment.

The man’s name and condition have not been released. 

The Marquette Police Department, NMU Public Safety, and the U.S. Coast Guard assisted at the scene.  

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.