WOODWORTH, N.D. — The 57-year-old man who drowned Sunday morning, Oct. 26, near Woodworth was a lieutenant with the Knoxville Police Department in Tennessee, according to the department’s Facebook post.

Gordon Gwathney, of Knoxville, died after the kayak he was in tipped over in a slough about 15 miles northwest of Woodworth, according to information provided by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

Gwathney was on a duck hunting trip with three friends.

“This is an incomprehensible loss for our agency and the entire Knoxville community,” Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel said in the Facebook post on Sunday. “Gordon was beloved by our department and so many members of our community. He was a truly exceptional police officer who mentored generations of officers, dedicated his entire life to service and embodied the true spirit of community policing.”

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office said Gwathney was duck hunting with three friends in a slough. Gwathney was in a kayak and went to retrieve a duck that was shot in the slough. Winds were 30-40 mph at the time of the accident.

While out on the water, the kayak capsized and Gwathney fell into the water, the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office said he was not wearing a life preserver but had waders on.

First responders located and removed Gwathney from the slough before he was transported by Carrington Ambulance to CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington, where he was pronounced dead.

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is investigating the accident.

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FARGO — One person was killed and two people were injured in an early morning crash in north Fargo.

The single-vehicle crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, in the 1200 block of 10th Street North, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said in a news release.

A 2012 Dodge Journey was going north on 10th Street North at a high rate of speed and as the vehicle crossed 12th Avenue North, the driver lost control and the SUV left the roadway, the patrol said.

The vehicle, with three males inside, hit the rear bumper of an unoccupied parked vehicle in a driveway before colliding with a large tree on the boulevard.

The driver sustained serious injuries and was transported for medical treatment. He is under investigation for possible charges, the patrol said.

A passenger died as a result of injuries from the crash, the patrol said. A second passenger suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported for medical treatment.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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