MINNEAPOLIS — Two people died early morning in a crash in Pine County, the county sheriff's office announced Saturday.
According to the Pine County Sheriff's Office, dispatchers were alerted at 1:49 a.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash at Pokegama Lake Road and Fairway Road Southwest in Pine City. The sheriff's office said a 20-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man died in the crash and two other young adults were in the car at the time
The two victims were taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, which will release their names after their next of kin are notified, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office added in the press release that a 19-year-old woman was treated at the scene and an 18-year-old man was airlifted to a hospital.
Family friends identified the 18-year-old as James Brumbaugh. A Caringbridge site created for James said in the crash, James broke his back and ribs and had internal bleeding. The most recent update on Oct. 29 explained that James was going to have surgery on both his shoulders that morning. A GoFundMe was also created to support James and his family during his recovery.
The Pine City Fire Department, the Minnesota State Patrol, Essentia Ambulance and North Air Ambulance helped the Pine County Sheriff's Office, officials said.
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