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Rescue saves woman after river injury
Cass County Sheriff says game camera alert saved 28-year-old woman’s life along Wild Rice River.
In brief
Cass County Sheriff says game camera alert saved 28-year-old woman’s life along Wild Rice River. Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says a game camera alert led to a 28-year-old woman’s rescue from life-threatening injuries along Wild Rice River. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Game camera alert
A game camera near 112th Avenue South and County Road 81 spotted a woman walking alone along Wild Rice River, bleeding and seriously injured.
“The image showed a woman walking alone along the river, missing some clothing, bleeding, and seriously injured.”
Jones finds woman
Jeff Jones received a call at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 and reached the woman by 4:45 p.m. after she walked about a half-mile from a field.
“I drove down the road, and she was walking down the road and just weaving, and I went up to her and said, ‘Get in the car and she got in the car, and she was whimpering and wanted water’”
Sheriff confirms injuries
Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner said the woman had multiple severe, life-threatening cuts to her neck and was wet when found.
“Jahner said the woman had multiple severe, life-threatening cuts to her neck and was wet when found.”
Suspect arrested
60-year-old Tracy Vaughn Peters of Rapid City, S.D., was arrested on Oct. 14 for attempted murder after the incident.
“Around 1 p.m. Oct. 14, members of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Metro Area Street Crimes Unit and the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested 60-year-old Tracy Vaughn Peters of Rapid City, S.D., at a south Fargo apartment complex without incident.”
In short
Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says a game camera alert led to a 28-year-old woman’s rescue from life-threatening injuries along Wild Rice River.
