WALKER — The 59-year-old Cass Lake woman who died Tuesday, Aug. 26, after her boat crashed into the shore on Leech Lake has been identified as Theresa Kay Cechini.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office news release Thursday stated the autopsy by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office indicated Cechini suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.

On Tuesday, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash at 1:25 p.m. on the south shore of Leech Lake, near the Walker City Park. According to the report, deputies and responders arrived and found a 2016 Regency Tri-toon crashed on the shore. Cechini was located unresponsive in the watercraft.

She was removed from the watercraft and medical aid was immediately rendered. Lifesaving efforts continued while being transported to the

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