Woman drowns after rescuing children from Minnesota lake

BAGLEY, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old woman has drowned in a northwestern Minnesota lake after pulling several children from turbulent water.

Clearwater County sheriff’s deputies responded to Clearwater Lake in Sinclair Township on Monday. Witnesses told deputies a group of children had been swimming in a river near a dam when some of them were caught in churning water that was coming over the dam.

Witnesses told deputies the woman had pulled several children out of the water before she went under. Officials say the water level at the dam was high due to a large amount of recent rain.