Winona State University cross country runner Kevin Dammen died Tuesday while kayaking in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. The cause of death was reported as hypothermia.
The Duluth News-Tribune covered the accident HERE.
Dammen, a college freshman, was paddling with his brother Kyle, their Winona State cross country teammate Travis Hawley, and Grant Schlicter of Winona. The Dammens and Hawley were Austin High School graduates.
Kevin Dammen's kayak capsized in rough water while he and two other members of the party were attempting to assist a fourth kayaker whose boat had taken on water during a paddle from Little Sand Bay to Sand Island.
Last fall, Dammen was Winona State's 4th-man at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Cross Country Championships, finishing 53rd overall in 28:40.
KAAL Channel 6 has a story on Dammen HERE.
Thursday, June 09, 2011
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