Authorities say two women drowned while swimming in an eastern South Dakota lake.
It happened Wednesday evening on Lake Henry, a couple miles southeast of De Smet.
The Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office said the two female victims were in the lake on personal flotation devices when the wind picked up and they were overcome by waves. First responders performed CPR and transported the victims to a hospital, but they did not survive.
Authorities did not identify victims, only saying they were both female and from out-of-state.
A strong weather storm system moved through the Lake Henry area Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning around 9 p.m.