CASS COUNTY, Min. (WHBL) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a 37-year-old Sheboygan woman drowned on Ponto Lake, in rural Backus, Minnesota over the weekend.
Sheriff Tom Burch says that deputies arrived around 4:30 on Saturday afternoon and found that the 37-year-old woman had been swimming near shore and was found in the water – not breathing – by other parties in the area.
The victim was then removed from the water and CPR and lifesaving efforts were provided. The victim was transferred to a St. Cloud hospital where authorities say she died on Sunday.
The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family members, and an autopsy is scheduled with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office.
