PARCHMENT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A man police say was removing scrap metal from an abandoned mill in Parchment has died after falling inside the building Tuesday morning.
The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department was called to the 1900 block of East G Avenue in Parchment around 6:00 a.m. Officers found 48-year-old Brian Garvelink on the ground inside of the mill. They say it appeared he sustained traumatic injuries from a fall while he was attempting to remove scrap material.
Despite rescue efforts by officers and medical personnel, Garvelink succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100 or the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department – Criminal Investigation Unit at (269) 381-0391.
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