WALKER — An autopsy of the 59-year-old Cass Lake woman who crashed a pontoon Tuesday, Aug. 26, in Leech Lake showed she suffered a medical emergency before the crash.
The Cass County Sheriff's Office provided the updated information on Thursday, Aug. 28, and identified the victim as Theresa Kay Cechini.
The sheriff's office received a report around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday of a boat crashing into the rocks and shoreline near Walker City Park.
Responders found Cechini unresponsive in a 2016 Regency Tri-Toon. She was the only occupant.
Lifesaving efforts immediately began, according to the release, and continued while the woman was transported to the Walker airport, where she was pronounced dead.
The Walker police and fire departments and North Memorial Health Ambulance and Air Care assisted in the response.
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