UPDATE: Detroit Lakes Drowning Victim Identified

DETROIT LAKES, MN (trfnews.i234.me) – The Becker County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man pulled from the water on Saturday in Detroit Lakes as 24-year-old Sterling Buchholz of Fargo. His current condition remains unknown.

At approximately 3:26 p.m. on Saturday, the Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a 24-year-old male who had been swimming from shore and had gone underwater near Zorbaz on West Lake Drive at Little Detroit Lake in Detroit Lakes. Emergency personnel from the Becker County Sheriff’s Office, police, DNR, Becker County Dive Team, and St. Mary’s EMS responded to the scene.

Upon arrival, responders found that citizens had already begun searching for Buchholz. He was located a few minutes later by a citizen, unresponsive and not breathing. He was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes and subsequently moved to a hospital in Fargo. His condition remains unknown at this time.

I’m Neil Berg reporting for trfnews.i234.me

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