BUTTE – A 20-year-old Butte woman drowned in a kayaking accident at Delmoe Lake on Sunday evening.
Jefferson County Sheriff Tom Grimsrud said Abigail Richards was found dead in the lake after a Lifeflight helicopter search.
Richards drowned after the kayak she was in with her boyfriend and a dog tipped into the lake at about 10 p.m.
The man and dog were able to swim to safety.
Campers called 911 when Richards could not be found.
