TOFTE, Minn. — One person died and another was hospitalized Tuesday after a crash near the North Shore of Lake Superior.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office released a statement saying deputies responded to a reported traffic incident around 8:30 p.m. in the Tofte area. When deputies arrived, they located two people in the vehicle apparently needing medical attention.
Officials said one individual, Douglas Junker, of Edina, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim in the vehicle, a woman also from Edina, was transferred to a local hospital for treatment.
The sheriff did not release any details about her condition as of Wednesday afternoon.
