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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Incident Date: September 20, 2017

Incident Time: 4:53 PM

Incident Location: Lake Kabetogama Kabetogama, MN Voyageur National Park 

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INDIVIDUAL(S) INVOLVED: (Refer to News Media Policy-Rules III A. I Thru 4: Procedures B.1, A thru J & 1; 2b; 3b; g & h; 4a, b, & c)

Name: WLODZIMIERZ DZIECHCIOWSKI

Name: STANISLAW KOZACZKA

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Age: 66

Age:55

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Address: Chicago, Illinois

Address: Harwood Heights, Illinois

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Incident Summary:

On September 20, 2017, at approximately 4:53 PM, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the Park Point Resort at 10498 Waltz Rd. Kabetogama, MN regarding a water emergency on Lake Kabetogama.  St. Louis County dispatch had received a 911 call that a male, DZIECHCIOWSKI, had fallen out of a boat and was unconscious in the water. The boat operator, KOZACZKA, along with a passerby were able to pull DZIECHCIOWSKI back into the boat and transported him to the Park Point Resort.  Medical Personnel responded to the scene and provided life-saving efforts, but DZIECHCIOWSKI was pronounced deceased at the scene.  KOZACZKA and DZIECHCIOWSKI were under way in their boat, when KOZACZKA reported they struck another boat's wake and DZIECHCIOWSKI fell overboard.  The cause of death is pending autopsy results by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Anoka, MN.  KOZACZKA was arrested for Criminal Vehicular Operation(Alcohol) resulting in Death  and lodged at the St. Louis County Jail in Hibbing, MN pending formal charges by the St. Louis County Attorney's Office in Hibbing.  The incident remains under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.  The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Kabetogama Fire & First Responders, International Falls Ambulance, Life Link air medical, St. Louis County Rescue Squad, MN DNR, and Voyageur National Park Service.

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Assisting Agencies

 Kabetogama Fire & First Responders, International Falls Ambulance, Life Link air medical, St. Louis County Rescue Squad, MN DNR, and Voyageur National Park Service.

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Authority:  Sgt. Robert Tarr       Date: September 21, 2017            Time: 1:00 AM

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