Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 14th, 2025
Media Contact: Sgt. Nicholas Toewe
(218) 471-7243
Reported water emergency on Lake Vermilion
On August 13th, 2025, at 5:55pm, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call, reporting that an 80 year old female had been found unresponsive, in Lake Vermilion, and that CPR had been started by family members.
First responders were able to arrive at the scene, located on Blueberry Island, and transport the patient back to land, where the female was then transported to the Cook Hospital, via ambulance. Life saving efforts at the scene and at the hospital were unsuccessful. The deceased female has been identified as 80 year old, Marit Smaby-Nowlin, a Saint Paul resident who was visiting the area on vacation.
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Lake Vermilion Fire Brigade, the Cook Fire Department and the Cook Ambulance service .
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