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: 11/26/2025
Media Contact: Sergeant Adam Keffman
(218) 726-2371
Fatality in Alden Township
On 11/26/2025 at 10:22 AM, Sheriff's Deputies responded to a medical in the 7400 block of Laine Road in Alden Township. The wife of the deceased located her husband, Brian Pelander age 69, underneath a large downed tree. She had left the residence approximately 45 minutes prior and when she left, her husband was snowblowing the property. Due to high winds and heavy wet snow the tree gave way while he was snowblowing near it, fatally injuring him. No foul play is suspected and this is a tragic incident.
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