Two Men Drown on Lake Pokegama
A church outing on Lake Pokegama one evening turned tragic when two men drowned while assisting youth in the group. Albert Hermiston, 63, and Nathan Junker, 30, both of Grand Rapids, MN died. Several youth were swimming near a sandbar in Lake Pokegama when it started to get windy. There is a 3o foot drop-off approximately two car-lengths from the sandbar. Hermiston and Junker saw the youth drifting and heading in the direction of the drop-off. So they went to help. Hermiston gave one of the youth his life jacket. When the youth started moving toward shore, Hermiston started to struggle and Junker went to help. They both disappeared.
"Junker had life insurance and it was nice to deliver his family a check so they could stay in their house."
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