# Rescue saves woman after river injury

> Cass County Sheriff says game camera alert saved 28-year-old woman’s life along Wild Rice River.
- Title: Rescue saves woman after river injury · Valleynewslive
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/10/16/we-just-reacted-hunter-describe-rescue-woman-left-injured-along-wild-rice-river
- Published: 2026-10-16T03:56:34.256+00:00
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- Topics: cass county sheriff, jessie jahner, wild rice river, game camera, tracy vaughn peters, attempted murder, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.