Elderly man found deceased in Lutsen

Just before 1 a.m. last night, March 13, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatch received a report of a 91-year-old male missing in the Lutsen area.

The caller believed the party, Edward Stark of Lutsen, had left the house sometime during the night.

Cook County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Search & Rescue, North Shore Health ambulance and Lutsen First Responders were paged. A search was conducted and he was located at 1:43 am, within a 100-yard radius of the residence.

CPR was initiated, but at 2:16 a.m., Stark was declared deceased.

An autopsy will be completed at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death. No further information is available at this time.

WTIP Staff March 13, 2020