Sunday, February 3, 2013
Saturday afternoon accident near the Grays Bay Bridge claimed the lives of Harland Dietrich and Mary Ann Haram.
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Sunday, February 3
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office has formally identified the two Maple Grove residents who drowned in Lake Minnetonka Saturday afternoon after their car broke through the ice. Harland Dietrich, 31, and Mary Ann Haram, 87, were trapped underwater for nearly an hour before divers could free them, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. The two lived together on 9000 block of 98th Place North in Maple Grove. Their deaths are the second and third this season attributed to accidents caused by thin ice. Nine-month-old Tabitha Markle died last month after her family's vehicle broke through the ice near the Halstead Bay Bridge. The first emergency responders reached Grays Bay in approximately six minutes, and several water …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
The Sheriff’s Office Dive Team recovered the man from the submerged car and he was flown by helicopter to HCMC. A short time later, the elderly woman was recovered and transported by ambulance to HCMC. Both died Saturday evening.
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Saturday, February 2
Update (Feb. 3, 5:10 p.m.): The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office has formally identified the two Maple Grove residents who drowned in Lake Minnetonka Saturday afternoon after their car broke through the ice. Click here for more. Update (Feb. 3, 10:48 a.m.): Two people have died after their vehicle became submerged in Lake Minnetonka yesterday, Feb. 2. A man in his 30s and an elderly woman, both from Maple Grove, died Feb. 2 at HCMC. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will release the names of the victims. A vehicle broke through the ice underneath the Grays Bay Bridge around 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon—trapping two occupants for nearly an hour according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Major Darrell Huggett said one …
Thursday, July 14, 2011
A detour notice will be posted on Minnetonka Boulevard and County Road 101.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Starting today, the Gray’s Bay Boulevard bridge over the channel between Libb’s Lake and Gray’s Bay will be closed for maintenance. The bridge is expected to be closed through the end of the month. According to the city of Minnetonka, the bridge railings are being removed, sandblasted and repainted. In the absence of those railings, the bridge must close for safety reasons. A detour notice will be posted on Minnetonka Boulevard and County Road 101.
Orono
2:35 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
How about this Patrick: How about we assign each person the wanders onto the lake, make that any lake in the entire state, their very own rescue team. Just in case. Clearly you are related to one of the victims. Never have I ever heard anyone try to blame someone else for the misfortunes of a few idiots. Think about all the resources already used to try and save these people. Think about all the … more ›