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Incident Summary:
On July 2nd, 2022 the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and area first responders received a report of a jet ski that exploded and had started on fire on Lake Little 14, which is approximately 15 miles North of the city of Kinney, MN.
The driver and lone occupant of the jet ski had just refueled the machine and was about 15-20 feet from shore when he tried to start it, which is when the jet ski's engine compartment exploded. The driver jumped off the jet ski after the explosion, realizing the machine was then on fire. The driver was wearing a life jacket and floated in the water until other bystanders from shore came to his assistance.
The driver received non life threatening injuries, believed to be from impact injuries from the explosion and debris from the machine, and was transported by ambulance to Essentia Health - Virginia for treatment.
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Authority: Sgt. Wayne Toewe
Date: July 2nd, 2022 Time: 4:30 P.M.
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Authority: Supervising Deputy Jon Skelton Date: Time:
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