Incident Summary: On July 2nd, 2019 at approximately 5:25 P.M. Saint Louis County Sheriff's deputies responded to a water emergency on Lake Vermilion (Greenwood Bay area) in Greenwood Township on a report of a male who was found unresponsive in the water. The location in this bay is shallow and the male had been observed standing in the water next to a jet ski struggling to get back on the jet ski. A nearby resident who had witnessed this went over to the male with his boat to offer assistance, however the male at that time declined any help. The resident a short time later observed the male walking in the water towards shore at which time he decided to boat over and offer the male assistance again. As the resident approached the area he observed the male who was wearing a PFD (personal flotation device) floating face down and unresponsive in the water. The male victim 58 year old Darrell PFANNENSTEIN was transported to shore and despite life saving efforts by medical personnel was pronounced dead.
The incident is being investigated by the Saint Louis County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Greenwood Fire Department, Vermilion Lake Fire, Tower Ambulance, Virginia Ambulance, Life Link III air medical, and the Saint Louis County Rescue Squad.
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Authority: Sgt. Kevin Friebe 218-749-0681
Date: July 3rd, 2019 Time: 5:00 A.M.
Additional Information or Update:
Preliminary autopsy results have been received from the Midwest Medical Examiner's office and have determined PFANNENSTEIN's cause of death to be a result of natural causes and not as a result of drowning.
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Authority: Lt. Nate Skelton 218-749-7176 Date: 7/5/19 Time:1330
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