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The softball game on May 22

etween Long Prairie-Grey

agle and Minnewaska began

ke any other, but soon a life

would hang in the balance.

Long Prairie Police Officer

yan Hanson, who was off duty,

PGE bus driver Gary Bentz and

firefighter from Minnewaska,

were quick to jump to action

when umpire Dan Wessel fell

ace first and lay motionlessetween innings.

The three of them immediate-

y rushed out onto the field and

urned Wessel over and saw that

e was unresponsive, turning

lue and not breathing.

Officer Hanson immediately

alled 911 to get an ambulance to

heir location and they immedi-

tely started CPR. Hanson

eared Wessels mouth area and

dministered breaths to Wessel,

Wessel began to breath on his

wn for about five seconds and

hen stopped breathing again.

hey started CPR again, giving

reaths to Wessel and he startedreathing on his own. As the

mbulance arrived, Wessel

topped breathing again and

hey continued to administer

PR and breaths for the third

me.

The ambulance crew took over

hest compressions and Hanson

ontinued to administer air to

Wessel with a bag mask. The

mbulance crew hooked up the

efibrillator and Wessel was

hocked twice. After the second

hock, Wessel started to move

nd become responsive. He told

he rescuers that he was ok and

wanted to finish the game.

Wessel was taken by ambu-

lance to Tri-County Hospital in

Wadena and later received a suc-

cessful triple by-pass surgery.

With officer Ryan Hanson

and Gary Bentzs quick actions

and skills they were able to save

Mr. Wessels life, said Long

Prairie Police Chief Kevin

Langer during an award presen-

tation at the Monday Long

Prairie City Council meeting.What they did for me and

what they did for my family Ill

never forget, Wessel said in

appreciation. Ive forever

indebted to you.

Photo and story courtesy of

the Long Prairie Leader.

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A community newspaper serving Browerville, MN and surrounding areas. USPS 067-560

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Volume 97; Number 52

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Life saving actionsrecognized

On June 19 Randall Police

conducted a traffic stop on

Morrison County Highway 14,one mile west of Randall. Police

spoke with the male driver and

observed a female passenger in

the front seat and two small

children in the rear seat.

Randall Police obtained a name

from the driver that did not

match State Records.

Information was then obtained

from the female passenger that

showed a false name was given.

Police learned that the drivers

real name was Terry Lee Bryant.

Mr. Bryant is 30 years of age

and was living in the Little Falls

area but had arrest warrants

from the State of Georgia andwas considered armed and dan-

gerous. Randall Police then

asked for assistance from the

Minnesota State Patrol and the

Morrison County Sheriffs

Department in the immediate

apprehension of Mr. Terry

Bryant while keeping in mind

the safety of the children and

female passengers.

Upon arrival of other agencies

an attempt was made to have

Mr. Bryant come out of the vehi-

cle. Mr. Bryant then fled from

police in the vehicle. The female

passenger and two small chil-

dren were still in the car. An

immediate attempt to put out

stop sticks failed as Mr. Bryant

went around the sticks and intothe ditch.

Law Enforcement agencies

then followed the vehicle west

bound on County Road 14 with

speeds in excess of 120 mph.

Officers backed off a distance so

as to allow the Mr. Bryant to

slow down for the safety of the

children and female passenger

while also calling for assistance

from Todd County Deputies and

Long Prairie Police.

Mr. Bryant was then followed

into Browerville with squad cars

from several departments. Mr.

Bryant then fled north bound on

Todd County 21. Staples Policethen gave their assistance and

made several attempts at stop-

ping the vehicle with stop sticks

but again without success. Mr.

Bryant continued Northbound

on Todd County 21 across State

Highway 210 where the front

left tire then ruptured and

began to disintegrate. Mr.

Bryant continued on three tires

at a slower speed. He then

turned West onto U.S. Highway

10.

Contact was made from Todd

County Dispatch to the cell

phone of the female passenger.

Mr. Bryant began issuing

demands to police to end the

high speed pursuit. Police want-

ed an end to the chase that

would be the safest route for thechildren and female passenger;

that meant Mr. Bryant would

need to stop the vehicle and sur-

render.

Todd County Dispatch then

informed law enforcement that

Mr. Bryant would stop the vehi-

cle, get out on his knees and sur-

render. The vehicle stopped and

Bryant was taken into custody

without further incident.

Randall Police then transported

Terry Bryant to the Morrison

County Jail where he is being

held pending formal charges for

fleeing police in a motor vehicle.

The City of Randall and itsPolice Department would like to

thank Deputies in Morrison,

Todd, and Wadena Counties, the

Minnesota State Patrol, Little

Falls, Long Prairie, and Staples

Police Departments. We would

also like to thank the

Dispatchers from Morrison and

Todd Counties. It was very nice

to see all the agencies work

together in the apprehension of

a dangerous wanted felon while

keeping in mind the safety of

two young children and a female

passenger.

Come visitBrowerville

Heritage Days!June 28 - 30.Event scheduleon pages 6-7

Below: Gary Bentz and

officer Ryan Hanson were

recently recognized for their

actions that led to saving the

life of Dan Wessel, far right.

Multiple

agencies

respond to

high-speed

chase

By Coach Middendorf

Browerville senior Mitch Heid was voted the 2013 Class A base-

ball Player of the Year by the Minnesota State High School Baseball

Coaches Association at the 39th annual Play Ball MN High School

All-Star Series Thursday night in Chaska. Heid finished the 2013

season with a .531 batting average including 13 doubles, four home

runs, and 18 RBIs. On the mound Heid went 5-3 with 37 strikeouts

in 40 innings pitched. During the All-Star series Heid finished 2-for-

4 at the plate including a double and a 3-run home run to finish with

5 RBIs on the weekend. Heid led the North team to a 1-1 finish at

the series that showcased the 80 best senior baseball players in the

state. Matt Fiedler of St. Paul Academy was the Class AA player ofthe year and recent Minnesota Twins draftee Logan Shore of Coon

Rapids was voted the Class AAA player of the year.

In addition to being named the Class A player of the year, Heid

also took home the Prairie Conference MVP as well as All-State

recognition. Joining Heid on the All-Conference team were senior

Kyle Petermeier, sophomore

Grant Heid, and freshmen Noah

Mitch Heid voted Class A

baseball Player of the Year

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