Water Emergency on Grand Lake

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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Incident Date:10/07/20 

Incident Time:1700   

Incident location: Grand Lake, Grand Lake Township

 

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Name:  Greg Kremer

Name:Eric Lorentz

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Age: 61

Age: 29

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Address: Superior, WI

Address: Gnesen Twp.

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Incident Summary:

At approximately 5 pm today, St. Louis County Deputies were dispatched to a possible water emergency on Grand Lake, near Twig.  It was reported that a sailboat had tipped over after the wind picked up and two people were struggling to get the boat upright.

The Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department, St. Louis County Sheriff's Rescue Squad, and Mayo Ambulance responded.  The two individuals were wearing life jackets and were able to get the sailboat righted and were able to get back into the boat.  The boaters were towed to shore by the Grand Lake Fire Department and the St. Louis County Sheriff's Rescue Squad.  The boaters were uninjured, but were checked out by Mayo Ambulance personnel and then released.

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Authority: Sgt. Donahue

Date:  10-07-2020                                   Time: 2130

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