Dent mayor-elect suffers life-threatening injuries in accident at Maplewood State Park

By Staff reports Today at 11:29 AM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — The mayor-elect of Dent, Minnesota, suffered life-threatening injuries in an accident last week at Maplewood State Park, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office. Daniel Nodsle, 68, of Dent, ran unopposed for mayor in the Nov. 3 election. He is to take office in January. ADVERTISEMENT The incident occurred on Friday morning, Nov. 6, at the park, according to a sheriff's office incident report. According to the sheriff's office, Nodsle was unloading large, heavy-duty fence sections that contain horses in an enclosure. Three of the panels fell off of a trailer and onto Nodsle, according to the sheriff’s office. “The victim was transported to the Perham ER and later flown to Fargo with life threatening injuries following an accident,” the sheriff's office said in a news release. Nodsle is currently a member of the Dent City Council and had previously served as a Perham-Dent School Board member. He also coached the Babe Ruth baseball team in Dent that qualified for state in 2009. Assisting the sheriff’s office with the call were the Pelican Rapids Fire Department and Ringhdahl Ambulance. Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags OTTER TAIL COUNTY ACCIDENTS DENT By Staff reports Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little or no reporting. At times, this byline is used when a news story includes numerous authors or when the story is formed by aggregating previously reported news from various sources. If outside sources are used, it is noted within the story. Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next Minnesota Klobuchar outperforms Trump's 2024 margins in every county 18h ago · By Jimmy Lovrien Health Measles cases continue climbing in Minnesota 20h ago · By Ryan McNamara Minnesota Minnesota legislative leadership taking shape ahead of 2027 session 1d ago · By Alex Derosier / St. Paul Pioneer Press ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads Prep East Grand Forks program, Lanee Hams reach new ground ahead of state tournament 33m ago · By Tom Miller Local University Senate, other UND groups, looking ahead to legislative session 38m ago · By Delaney Otto Prep Offensive balance fuels Kittson County Central run to state tournament 2h ago · By Tom Miller Subscribers Only UND Hockey NCHC suspends Western Michigan forward Adam Benák 3h ago · By Brad Elliott Schlossman