Deputies investigate ‘suspicious’ death near Mears

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Authorities are investigating the death of a man near Mears.

The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office said that around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Mason-Oceana 911 received a call for help on W. Taylor Road between 48th and 56th avenues in Golden Township, south of Mears.

The death of the 33-year-old New Era man is being investigated as suspicious, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Michigan State Police mobile crime lab was called to help with the scene investigation, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s office did not release any additional information or the man’s name as of Thursday morning.

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