Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)-
A woman rescued from Eagle Lake last Friday night has died.
The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 70-year-old Ruth Matteson of Bertha died following the boating incident.
Matteson was one of four people in a paddle boat that capsized on Eagle Lake, southwest of Frazee, Friday evening.
She was wearing a personal flotation device when a sheriff’s deputy sergeant brought her to shore, but she was unresponsive. Matteson was airlifted to a Fargo hospital.
The Sheriff’s Office says her family notified them of her death Wednesday.
The incident remains under investigation.
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