Spirit Lake police have released the name of a person who died following a short pursuit early Tuesday. The man is identified as 26-year-old Colton Baschke, of Spirit Lake. Police say the incident started around 12:30 a.m. when an officer attempted to pull over a pickup in Spirit Lake. The driver refused to stop and instead lead officers on a pursuit that lasted about three minutes. That’s when officers lost sight of the vehicle. It was later located after it had been involved in a crash.

Police believe the pickup traveled across a residential lawn and collided with a utility shed. Then, the pickup entered East Lake Okoboji, about 15 feet off shore. Authorities say it appears Baschke was ejected from the truck. He was then transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

(Radio Iowa)