Josefine Heger, Robert P. Baker Jr Death; Double Fatal Snowmobile Accident at Blue Lake
Early today, Saturday, February 15, a snowmobile accident on East McGuire Road in Churubusco claimed the lives of two persons. At 12:32 a.m., the crash was reported.
Robert P. Baker Jr., 44, East McGuire Road, Churubusco, was driving a 2015 Yamaha snowmobile west on Blue Lake, according to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department. At the scene, he was declared dead.
According to the investigation, Josefine Heger, 17, a passenger on North CR 700E in Churubusco, also perished in the collision.
The sheriff’s office did not provide any information about what happened.
The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, and Indiana Department of Natural Resources are conducting the investigation.
