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Male Found Deceased After Fall in Grand Portage Early Sunday

March 12, 2018 – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Grand Portage Ambulance and First Responders and
Cook County Ambulance responded to a residence in the Bay Estates area of Grand Portage around 5 am,
on Sunday, March 11. The call came in to 911 Dispatch at 04:54 am. Kevin Wilfred Morrisseau, 47, was
found unconscious and later pronounced deceased after reportedly falling from a second-story patio door
that did not have a deck attached.

Morrisseau, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ontario, was an employee at the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino and
was socializing with friends in Grand Portage at the time of the incident.

An autopsy is being conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

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Contact: Valerie Marasco, Director – Office of Emergency Management & Public Information,
mobile 218-387-5366 or Valerie.marasco@co.cook.mn.us