FORT RANSOM, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Emergency crews responded to a call of a possible drowning 1:30 PM Saturday near Fort Ransom.

Officials say they received reports that two kayakers had tipped over in the Sheyenne River.

When crews arrived on scene, one of the kayakers had made it to shore. Officials say the other person was not able to make it back to shore and drowned.

Nora Bailey and Jeremy Finch, both of Minot, were kayaking in the river with when a boat tipped over, Ransom County Sheriff Darren Benneweis said in a news release.

Bailey was pulled from the water by emergency responders and brought to CHI hospital in Lisbon where she was pronounced dead, according to the release. Finch was rescued and taken to a hospital in Lisbon for treatment.

The incident is still under investigation by Ransom County authorities.