A woman who fell into the creek fed by Minnehaha Falls last week has died six days later, authorities said.
Deeqa Said Mohamed, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday at HCMC from drowning, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said.
Mohamed was at the falls in south Minneapolis late in the afternoon on June 17 when she lost her footing, the Sheriff's Office said.
She landed facedown in the creek, where her foot stuck got stuck under a rock, according to the Sheriff's Office. The current kept her from getting her head above water, the office added.
Bystanders pulled Mohamed from the water and conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation until firefighters arrived, the Sheriff's Office said.
Minnehaha Falls and the land surrounding it (Minnehaha Regional Park) became one of the first state parks in the United States when it was purchased by the state of Minnesota in 1889. Only New York had created a state park at that time. But the state of Minnesota only paid for the park indirectly and never had a hand in maintaining it. The city of Minneapolis put up the money to buy it and managed it from the beginning. ] For 5 years running, Minneapolis park System has been rated #1 in the Nation by The Trust For Public Land. St. Paul was #2 this year. Minneapolis and St. Paul held off other cities, such as San Francisco, which jumped from fifth to third and became the first city where all residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park. Ninety-seven percent of Minneapolis residents and 96 percent of St. Paul residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park. BRIAN PETERSON • brian.peterson@startribune.com Minneapolis, MN 08/28/2017 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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