Michigan father, 5-year-old son killed in house fire on Drummond Island
Kyle Messenger and his five-year-old son died in a house fire on Drummond Island (Photo courtesy of Morgan Ashley/WPBN).
DRUMMOND ISLAND, Mich. – A man and his 5-year-old son have died in a house fire on Drummond Island in northern Michigan.
Chippewa County authorities identified the father as 30-year-old Kyle Messenger. The fire was reported around 10 p.m. Sunday.
No other details were released. Drummond Island is off the eastern edge of the Upper Peninsula in Lake Huron.
A Go FundMe has been set up for the family.
Copyright 2018 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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