The Lake That Kept Her Name: Sarah Elizabeth Hall and the Black Rocks Storm

A Missing Person Case Written in Weather and Water

Sarah Elizabeth Hall’s missing persons case begins not with a mystery of unknown movement, but with a documented accident at one of Marquette, Michigan’s most recognizable Lake Superior landmarks. Hall, age 37, was last seen on October 24, 2017, in the Black Rocks area of Presque Isle Park, where she and Robert Anderson, 53, were reportedly swept from the rocks into Lake Superior during a violent storm. Public reports identify both Hall and Anderson as being from Iron River, Michigan.

The Place: Black Rocks at Presque Isle Park

Black Rocks is part of Presque Isle Park in Marquette, a place known for dramatic views over Lake Superior and for the hard edge where land meets open water. On ordinary days, it is a scenic overlook; on storm days, the same rock ledges can become dangerously exposed to waves. The available reports place Hall and Anderson at Black Rocks on the afternoon of October 24, 2017, when high waves were striking the area....Read More

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