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Plane Crash
A 65-year-old pilot is unhurt after crashing his plane into a field near Potato Lake in Arago Township. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a plane crashing on Sunday, May 4th. The pilot, identified as Dennis Sleen of Park Rapids, was being taken to the Park Rapids Airport when deputies arrived at the field. Sleen told authorities that he took off from the Park Rapids airport and began experiencing issues with the plane’s engine as he was flying in the 400–500-foot altitude range. Sleen told deputies that he would not be able to make it back to the airport and decided to try to make an emergency landing in a field. The incident was reported to the FAA, which has declined to investigate the crash.
Two Vehicle Crash
Three people were sent to the hospital after a T-bone style crash on Saturday afternoon near Holdingford. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says their communications center received a call about a crash at the intersection of County Road 17 and County Road 3 at about 12:45 in the afternoon The caller said one vehicle was on its roof and the other was pushed into the ditch. When deputies arrived on the scene, they determined that a car driven by 18-year-old Shailyn Welinski of Holdingford was going north on County Road 3, nearing the intersection of County Road 17, and failed to stop for the posted stop signs. Authorities say Welinski's car was hit in the intersection by a pickup truck going west on County Road 17, driven by 33-year-old Ryan Harris of Melrose. Welinski was taken by Life Link Helicopter to the hospital. A passenger in Harris's truck, 66-year-old Thomas Torstenson of Sauk Centre, was taken by Mayo Ambulance to the hospital, and Harris was taken by a private party to the hospital. The crash is under investigation
Deadly Grass Fire
A Brainerd woman died in a grass fire over the weekend. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened Sunday afternoon in Crow Wing Township. It was reported to the sheriff's office that a field was on fire near a home, with a victim possibly having died. Responding deputies found a 65-year-old Brainerd woman's body near a lawn mower. The Brainerd Fire Department and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources put out the fire. The name of the victim has not been released. No structures were burned. The fire is under investigation.
Tree Trimming Accident
An Eden Valley man was hurt in a tree-trimming accident Sunday. The incident happened around 1:50 p.m. in the 26000 block of Stearns County Road 34 in Paynesville Township. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene where 62-year-old Daniel Ruprecht was cutting a large branch from a tree. The branch measured 20 feet long and was approximately 10 inches in diameter. The sheriff's office says when the branch came down, it struck Ruprecht on the head, causing a laceration. Family members at the scene rendered first aid until first responders arrived to take Ruprecht to the hospital.
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