MI Woman Shelley Bowman ID’d As Victim Killed While Dumpster Diving At Iron Mountain Goodwill

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI. (THECOUNT) — Shelley Bowman, of Iron Mountain, MI, has been identified as the victim killed in a freak accident involving a Goodwill store trash dumpster.

Bowman, 59, was apparently dumpster diving outside the Goodwill Industries, on South Stephenson Avenue, in Iron Mountain, MI, when she fell in head-first and was accidentally asphyxiated.

Although police say the death appears to be a tragic accident, it’s unclear if the death is suspicious.

“The subject slipped and fell head-first into a void or open area within the garbage,” Iron Mountain Police said. “This void or open area was approximately 5 feet deep and inside (the) dumpster. Preliminary cause of death, pending toxicology results, has been determined to be accidental.” source

Police say Bowman died of positional asphyxiation when she became stuck in a small space and could not get enough oxygen.

Anyone with possible information on the death should contact police at 911.

Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,624 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dickinson County, in the state’s Upper Peninsula. Iron Mountain was named for the valuable iron ore found in the vicinity, according to Wikipedia.