| Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:56 |
| PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ A Pierre man drowned after falling through the ice on the Missouri River while apparently trying to rescue his dog near a campground area east of the city. Hughes County Sheriff Mike Leidholt says 66-year-old Carl Remmers was pronounced dead about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at a Pierre hospital. Authorities believe Remmers was underneath the water for more than an hour before being pulled out by divers. The dog was rescued and taken to a veterinarian. Dr. Craig Howard tells KCCR radio that the dog was treated for hypothermia and is doing fine. Remmers, a former a former superintendent at Cass Lake-Bena School District in Minnesota, made headlines when he was accused of fondling a teenage boy. He pleaded guilty last year to gross misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct. (Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |

