Ottertail, MN – At around 2:34 Saturday afternoon (August 10th), the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a drowning on the northwest side of Otter Tail Lake.
A 63-year-old male, later identified as David Kantrud of Fergus Falls, was on a pontoon with family members when he fell into the water while trying to retrieve an item.
Occupants from a nearby pontoon assisted in recovering Kantrud from the water.
Within minutes, the Otter Tail County water patrol arrived and assisted with an AED and CPR on the pontoon until they arrived on shore.
Resuscitation efforts were ultimately unsuccessful and Kantrud was pronounced deceased at the scene.
He was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Ottertail Rescue and Perham EMS.