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BEECHER, Wis. -- A 74-year-old Dunbar, Wis., man died Saturday when the motorcycle he was operating on Highway Z in Beecher went into the ditch and hit a tree, according to authorities.
The crash that claimed the life of Gary I. Yaggie was reported by an off-duty sheriff's patrol sergeant who came upon it at 12:54 p.m. Saturday, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller said in a news release. Yaggie, who was not wearing a helmet, was eastbound on a Harley-Davidson trike near Fur Farm Drive when he failed to negotiate a curve, according to the release.
Assisting were members of the Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine Fire Department, Pembine-Dunbar-Beecher Rescue and Integrity Care EMS.
The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff's office and the Marinette County Medical Examiner’s Office.