FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A 63-year-old man drowned in Otter Tail Lake on Saturday afternoon, according to the Otter Tail Sheriff's Office.
The man, who has been identified as David Kantrud, was on a pontoon with his family when he fell into the water while attempting to retrieve something around 2:34 p.m. , said a report from the sheriff's office.
People from a nearby pontoon helped retrieve an unconscious Kantrud from the water, but despite assistance from the Otter Tail County Water Patrol, Kantrud was pronounced deceased at the scene.
