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Walkerton motorcyclist collides with tractor, airlifted from scene

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

A Walkerton motorcyclist was airlifted Saturday after he collided with a tractor in Marshall County.

The collision happened in the 15,000 block of U.S. 6, west of Pine Road at 2:42 p.m.

Marshall County Police say Michael Fisher, 38, was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle.  As he attempted to pass a 2020 Massey-Ferguson tractor driven by Cable Gardner, 20, of Rochester when the collision occurred.

Lutheran Airlanded at the scene and transported Fisher to the trauma center at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. 

The Marshall County Sheriff's Department did not release the condition of the motorcyclist. 

The Marshall County Sheriff's Department was assisted at the scene by the Walkerton Police Department, Polk Township Fire and EMS, Lutheran Air Ambulance, and Reichert-Knepp Towing.