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Two Women Tragically Drown During South Dakota Storm
On Wednesday evening a devastating incident occurred tragically claiming the lives of two women. The Kingsbury County Sheriff's Office reports that two victims, both from out of state, were likely using personal flotation devices on Lake Henry in Kingsbury County, South Dakota when sudden storm winds created hazardous conditions. According...
Two drown after being 'overcome' by waves in South Dakota lake
Authorities say two women drowned while swimming in an eastern South Dakota lake. It happened Wednesday evening on Lake Henry, a couple miles southeast of De Smet. The Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office said the two female victims were in the lake on personal flotation devices when the wind picked up and they were overcome by waves. First responders performed CPR and transported the victims to a hospital, but they did not survive.
2 drown on Lake Henry during Wednesday storms
DE SMET, S.D. — Two people drowned when a fast-moving storm caused waves to overtake them on Lake Henry, authorities say. During the evening hours of Wednesday, July 31, first responders in Kingsbury County were called to the shores of Lake Henry, roughly eight miles southeast of De Smet, for an emergency after a female was found on the shore.