An inmate of the Otter Tail County jail needed to be rushed Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls following a suicide attempt.

According to an Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office news release, on June 13 at 6:33 p.m., a corrections officer noticed an inmate in medical distress following a routine wellbeing check.

The corrections officers immediately performed resuscitative measures to revive the inmate before EMS personnel arrived to the scene.

The inmate was transferred from Lake Region Hospital to a Fargo Hospital for continued treatment.

The incident remains under an active investigation.

Written By: Michael Achterling (Detroit Lakes, MN, USA / Lakes Area Radio)