Denise Carlberg drowns in the Inlet Canal

Post date: Feb 04, 2014 7:29:50 PM

After an initial investigation, a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Denise Carlberg of Johnson Lake was driving north on Johnson Lake Drive when the vehicle left the roadway and went down an embankment, according to a press release issued by Gosper County Sheriff Dennis Ocken.

The vehicle then entered the Tri-County Canal.

Carlberg and the vehicle were recovered at 5:30 p.m., where she was confirmed to be dead.

An autopsy has been order.

The Gosper County Sheriff’s Office was aided with the accident and recovery by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson Lake EMS, the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department dive team, Kearney Volunteer Fire Department dive team and Central Public Power District.

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS search the Tri County Supply Canal near Johnson Lake Monday afternoon for Denise Carlberg’s vehicle. The Gosper and Dawson County Sheriff’s Offices were notified early Monday of a traffic accident at the inlet bridge. The vehicle and Carlberg’s body were recovered at 5:30 p.m. Monday.Harry G. Perkins, Kearney Hub Photo

Authorities believe a vehicle entered the canal on the far side between the utility pole and the bridge sometime late Sunday evening. KRVN Photo

JOHNSON LAKE, Neb. – At approximately 11:40 a.m. the Gosper County and Dawson County sheriff’s offices were notified of a traffic accident at the inlet bridge of Johnson Lake on Johnson Lake Drive in Gosper County.

Rescue workers from several area agencies including Lexington, Johnson Lake and Kearney prepare a dive team to find a car that had fallen into the Tri-County Canal at the south inlet of Johnson Lake. The car and its driver, 54-year-old Denise Carlberg, were pulled from the canal at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Carlberg was pronounced dead at the scene C-H photo • Dean Erickson.

Dive team members from the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department were called to Johnson Lake Monday at approximately 2:15 p.m. to search for a vehicle. The vehicle, along with its sole occupant, 54-year-old Denise Carlberg of Johnson Lake, was pulled from the water at 5:30 p.m. Carlberg was pronounced dead at the scene.Clipper-Herald Staff Photo

A Memorial Fund has been established in Denise's honor, Click Here for Details