Two victims in the fire in Leon Township
Wed, 11/01/2017 - 3:40pm
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On October 28, 2017 at 7:06 a.m., the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a structure fire southeast of Clearbrook in Leon Township. Fire Departments from Clearbrook and Gonvick responded and found a trailer house fully engulfed in flames.
After the fire was extinguished, two bodies were discovered inside. The two bodies are believed to be brothers from the Twin Cities metro area that use this structure as a hunting cabin.
The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office and the State Fire Marshall’s Office are investigating the fire. No foul play is suspected, however, the cause of the fire has not been determined at this time.
The names of the two victims in the fire in Leon Township have been identified as 57-year old Scott Tracy Shoberg of Blaine, MN and his brother, 52-year-old Kurt Allan Shoberg of Andover, MN. The cause of the fire is still unknown and remains under investigation.