UPDATE: One person dies following rescue from Lake Bemidji on Christmas Eve

BEMIDJI, Minn. (Valley News Live) - (UPDATE 12/26) The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says the man pulled from Lake Bemidji on Friday has died.

Deputies say the 911 call came in around 5:30 p.m.

The vehicle had gone through about nearly 10 feet of water near Diamond Point Park, which is across from the Bemidji State University campus.

The other individual, a woman, had pulled herself to safety before emergency personnel arrived.

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Two people were rescued on Christmas Eve after their vehicle fell through the ice on Lake Bemidji.

Bemidji Fire officials say they responded to the incident shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday.

When they arrived, emergency crews found one person on the ice, but the second individual was still unaccounted for.

Firefighters jumped into the lake and found a man in the water under the ice.

The man was pulled from the water and crews began CPR. He was later taken to a local hospital for further treatment.

His condition is still unknown at this time.