Man Dies at Lake Washington Boat Access

On Monday afternoon at 1:20, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a medical emergency at the Lake Washington boat access in the 68000 block of 215th Street in Ellsworth Township.  Meeker County Deputies, Meeker County Community Paramedic, MN Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer, Dassel Rescue and Allina Ambulance all responded to the scene. Upon arrival, it was learned that 56-year-old Edward Chabot of Watertown and his wife had been working on bringing a pontoon to the boat landing. Chabot had been standing in the water working on the pontoon when he went under the water. Chabot was brought to shore and life-saving measures were performed. Chabot was transported to Hutchinson Hospital by Allina Ambulance, where he was later pronounced deceased. The incident remains under investigation.