Overview
- The East Range Police Department said Sgt. Cody Siebert, 33, died on Feb. 27 less than 24 hours after his brain infection was diagnosed.
- Family accounts to the Star Tribune said doctors traced the infection from a nasal passage to his brain.
- A GoFundMe for his partner, Karen Blais, and their sons, ages 1 and 2, has collected more than $100,000 for immediate expenses, memorial costs, and future needs.
- Mesabi East Schools and colleagues praised his work starting a K-9 program in Babbitt and serving the East Range community with K-9 Taconite.
- Reports note he agreed to organ donation, and that K-9 Taconite will be retired into his family’s care.