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Girl Rescued after after Crow River Trip Turns Dangerous at Hanover Historic Bridge

First responders were able to resuscitate a girl after three people were hung up in trees in the Crow River on Sunday, June 2.

June 3, 2024 By Mike Schoemer

An outing on the Crow River near Hanover turned into a rescue mission Sunday afternoon after an adult woman and two juveniles were “caught up in trees” near the Historic […]

Tagged With: drowning, Hanover, Historic Bridge, River

Man, 20, Dies After Going Underwater in Lake Pulaski

The Wright County Sheriff's Office identified the man as a student from Mexico.

July 5, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

A 20-year-old Mexican man died Monday, July 3, 2023 after being separated from his floatation device and going under the waters of Lake Pulaski near Buffalo. The Wright County Sheriff’s […]

Tagged With: drowning, Lake Pulaski

Tragic End in St. Michael as Tuber Dies in Crow River

July 8, 2019 By Mike Schoemer

A Maplewood man is dead after his tube flipped on the Crow River in St. Michael, sending him downstream without a life jacket. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office released a […]

Tagged With: Crow River, death, drowning

Wright County ID’s Teen Believed Drowned in Crow River

June 6, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office has identified the teen believed drowned in the Crow River Monday, June 5. Multiple agencies are assisting in the search for Levi Wuollet, 18, of […]

Tagged With: Crow River, drowning, wuollet

Wright County Authorities Searching for Man in Crow River Drowning

June 6, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office is teaming with multiple state and local agencies after a man disappeared under the waters of the Crow River Monday night. Wright County Sheriff Joe […]

Tagged With: Crow River, drowning, missing

Medical Examiner: Monticello Man Drowned on Night of Disappearance

October 26, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

The Anoka County Medical Examiner’s Office has returned its results on the examination of Joseph Brunn, the 23-year-old Monticello man who disappeared earlier this month and was found in the […]

Tagged With: drowning, Joe Brunn, Joseph Brunn, medical examiner

St. Michael-Albertville Grad Identified as Weekend Drowning Victim

The 52-year-old Monticello man died Friday in Lake Mitchell near Big Lake.

August 18, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

A St. Michael-Albertville High School graduate and 52-year-old Monticello man has been identified by Sherburne County authorities as the victim of a weekend drowning on Lake Mitchell. Paul C. Pohlkamp […]

Tagged With: Big Lake, drowning, Pohlkamp

Breaking: Man Drowns After Fall into Wright County Lake

September 6, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

UPDATE (11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9) – The Wright County Sheriff’s Office has identified this weekend’s drowning victim as Dennis Venske, 53, of Winsted * * * * A man […]

Tagged With: Dog Lake, drowning, Winsted

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