Former Cass Lake-Bena Superintendent Drowns in South Dakota | News
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A Pierre man, formerly of northern Minnesota, drowned after falling through the ice on the Missouri River while apparently trying to rescue his dog near a campground area east of the city.
Hughes County Sheriff Mike Leidholt says 66-year-old Carl Remmers was pronounced dead about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at a Pierre hospital.
Authorities believe Remmers was underneath the water for more than an hour before being pulled out by divers.
The dog was rescued and taken to a veterinarian. Dr. Craig Howard tells KCCR radio that the dog was treated for hypothermia and is doing fine.
Remmers, a former a former superintendent at Cass Lake-Bena School District in Minnesota, made headlines when he was accused of fondling a teenage boy. He pleaded guilty last year to gross misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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