DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) – Two teens are safe after falling into the Pelican River at Dunton Locks Park and being swept into Lake Sallie.
The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened on Sunday, May 15 just after 2:30 p.m. leaving the teens roughly 100 yards from the shore. Family and friends used kayaks to reach the teenagers and toss them lifejackets. Paramedics treated the teenagers on the shore and released them to their parents.
The sheriff’s office is reminding residents and vacationers to use caution around high water and that water temperatures are still dangerously cold.
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