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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Incident Date:

05/16/21

Incident Time:  14:30pm

Incident location: 

Hwy 53 / Swan Lake Road

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Age: 56

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Address: Cloquet, MN

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Incident Summary: 

At approximately 1430 hours, St. Louis County Deputies, St. Louis County Rescue Squad, Alborn Fire Department, Meadowlands Ambulance, Mayo Ambulance, and Life Link Helicopter, responded to the area of Hwy 53 and Swan Lake Road in New Independence Township.  

It was reported a male had overturned in a UTV and had a head injury.  Upon arrival, First Responders, located the victim approximately 1.5 miles east of the Independence Rest area on Hwy 53. 

It appeared the male was executing a u-turn when his UTV overturned, causing him to be ejected and the UTV landed on him.  The victim was not seatbelted in and was not wearing a helmet.  The victim sustained a serious head injury and was eventually transported by Mayo Ambulance to Essentia St. Marys, in Duluth.  The accident remains under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.

Authority: Sgt. Brent Donahue

Date:   05/16/21                                                   Time:  1815

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