 |
| Ann Marie Delanghe, dead at 54 in boat crash in MN |
 |
| Ann and Ernest DeLanghe (center) and their two children |
 |
| Ann and Ernest DeLanghe (center) and their two children |
 |
| Ann and Ernest DeLanghe. What a beauty that was lost. |
 |
| The boat’s operator, Brian DeRoche, 50, of Duluth |
 |
| The boat’s operator, Brian DeRoche, 50, of Duluth |
Speed and alcohol use by the boat’s operator, Brian DeRoche, 50, of Duluth, were factors in the nighttime crash Saturday on Dinham Lake
COTTON, Minn. - A Burnsville woman is dead after a boat crash near Cotton in northern Minnesota.
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened on Dinham Lake in Ellsberg Township at 11:16 p.m. Saturday. Dinham Lake is a few miles from Cotton, and about 40 miles north of Duluth.
Authorities say a boat with four people on board struck a dock and a boat lift. One person was thrown into the water and rescued by people on shore. That person was brought to Essentia St. Mary's in Duluth with life-threatening injuries.
Two other occupants were injured and brought to Essentia Virginia Regional Medical Center. The fourth occupant refused medical transport.
The sheriff's office reported on Sunday evening that one of the injured parties, 54-year-old Ann Marie DeLanghe of Burnsville, had died from her injuries.
The driver is being investigated for criminal vehicular homicide. The sheriff's office says night-time operation, speed and alcohol are all believed to be factors in the crash.
Here is some info on the now dead Ann Marie DeLanghe, taken from her Facebook pages:
Intro
Studied at University of St. Thomas
Went to Rosemount High School
Lives in Burnsville, Minnesota
Married to Ernest DeLanghe
==================
July 23, 2017 06:53 PM
A boat carrying four people crashed into a dock and boat lift shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday night on Dinham Lake.
St. Louis County Sheriff Deputies arrived on the scene and multiple injuries were reported. Ernest Delange, Brian Deroche, and Cindy Deroche sustained injuries.
54-year-old Ann Marie Delanghe was thrown from the boat into the water. She was rescued by witnesses on shore and taken to Essentia St. Mary's Hospital where she later died.
Two other people on the boat were taken to Essentia Virginia Regional Medical Center with unknown injuries. The fourth person refused medical transport. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, but it is believed that alcohol, speed, and boating at night were all factors.
=====
Burnsville woman dies of injuries in boat crash in N. Minn.
A boat with four passengers rammed a dock and a lift on an Iron Range lake, killing a Burnsville woman and injuring three others, authorities said Sunday.
By Paul Walsh Star Tribune
July 24, 2017 — 7:16am
A boat with four passengers rammed a dock and a lift on an Iron Range lake, killing a Burnsville woman and injuring three others, authorities said Sunday.
Ann Marie DeLanghe, 54, was pitched into the water, the Sheriff’s Office said, and several people on shore helped retrieve her. She was taken to a Duluth hospital in critical condition and later died from her injuries.
Speed and alcohol use by the boat’s operator, Brian DeRoche, 50, of Duluth, were factors in the nighttime crash Saturday on Dinham Lake, 20 miles south of Eveleth, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office.
DeRoche is being investigated for criminal vehicular homicide, a release from the sheriff’s office said.
Ernest DeLanghe, 57, of Burnsville, and Cindy DeRoche, 45, of Duluth, were also on the boat.