Forest Lake police sergeant killed in UTV crash
A Forest Lake police officer died over the weekend in a UTV crash.
The department said Monday that Sgt. Kurt Kowarsch, a 14-year Forest Lake Police veteran, died after a crash while he was operating a UTV in Wisconsin.
Before joining Forest Lake Police, Kowarsch worked at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Annandale Police Department.
No other details were immediately available.
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we have to notify you that Forest Lake Police Sgt. Kurt Kowarsch died from a crash while operating a UTV in Wisconsin this past weekend. Kurt is a 14 year veteran at FLPD. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. pic.twitter.com/ErO1gFA4l8
— Forest Lake PD (@ForestLakePD) August 23, 2021