US EditionNorth Dakota Man Drowns in Cass Lake on Saturday
CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUG 10 – The 41-year-old man likely drowned after exiting to fix a motor without a life vest as the boat drifted in high winds, officials said.
- A 41-year-old man from Grafton exited a pontoon on Cass Lake to fix a boat motor but did not resurface on Saturday, August 9.
- While the boat started drifting in strong winds, juveniles onboard tried to provide the man with a life jacket before other boaters intercepted the vessel and alerted emergency services.
- A variety of responders, including local fire and ambulance services, tribal law enforcement, conservation officers, U.S. Forest Service personnel, dive teams, and nearby boaters, promptly arrived to conduct a search of the area.
- Around 7:51 p.m., authorities recovered the man from the lake while he was not wearing a life vest; his identity is being withheld until family members are notified, and an autopsy has been planned.
- The Cass County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the drowning incident on Cass Lake involving the Grafton man.
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Grafton man dies in drowning accident
CASS LAKE, MN – A 41-year-old Grafton man is dead after drowning over the weekend on Cass Lake. The Cass County Sheriff says reports came in just before 6 p.m. Saturday regarding a person in the water and not resurfacing on the lake. Numerous law enforcement and rescue agencies responded and began a search. The investigation led authorities to learn the man, who has not yet been identified, exited a pontoon into the lake to work on a boat motor …
Grafton Man Drowns in Cass Lake
CASS LAKE, MN (KVRR) – A 41-year-old man from Grafton, North Dakota has died after drowning while trying to work on an issue with a boat motor. Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk says that on Saturday, August 9, just before 6 P.M., they received reports of a person in the water and not resurfacing in Cass Lake. The man had apparently entered the water to work on the motor issue and never resurfaced, despite juveniles in the boat trying to throw him …
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