Press Release: Body Recovered From Lake Andrusia

July 7, 2026

Ten Lake Township; Beltrami County, MN – An adult female was pronounced deceased after being pulled from a lake east of Bemidji on Monday, July 6, 2026.

The Beltrami County Emergency Communications Center received a call at approximately 4:05pm, on July 6, 2025 reporting someone was being removed from the water and appeared to be unresponsive near the Mission Road Bridge. 

Beltrami County Deputies, Leech Lake Tribal Police Officers and Leech Lake Ambulance were dispatched to the area. A bystander and a Leech Lake Tribal Police Officer were able to remove an adult female from the water and began life-saving efforts. The female was transported by ambulance to an area hospital where life-saving efforts continued. The female was ultimately pronounced deceased. The female was transported by a funeral home for autopsy. 

The location of the incident is an area commonly used as a swimming beach, and the female was reportedly swimming when she became unresponsive. 

This case remains under investigation and no further information is available at this time. 

-Sheriff Jason Riggs