2 Found Dead After ATV Overturns in Carlton County

Aug 24

Two people were found dead Saturday night after their ATV overturned into water in Carlton County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies were called around 9:20 p.m. to Ditch Bank Forest Road in Progress Township, where a group of riders discovered the crash.

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Responders arrived to find two people--a 48-year-old woman from Cloquet and a 59-year-old man from out-of-state--both unresponsive. They were pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Authorities said the pair had been riding together in a side-by-side ATV as part of a larger group, but at some point became separated. Another rider came across the overturned ATV in the water and found the two inside. Members of the group attempted CPR before emergency crews arrived, but were not able to revive them.

The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office said the crash remains under investigation and no further details have been released.

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