A Voyageurs National Park ranger died Sunday while responding to a call for help from a family stranded on an island on Namakan Lake amid high winds and rough waters. Kevin Grossheim, 55, of Kabetogama, responded to a late-morning distress call, according to the National Park Service.

Park ranger Kevin Grossheim, from Kabetogama, died Sunday in Voyageurs National Park while trying to rescue three people from a lake.

National Park Service law enforcement ranger Kevin Grossheim, 55, of Kabetogama, died when his boat capsized, according to a news release from Voyageurs National Park. After taking a family of three aboard his National Park Service boat, the vessel overturned amid high winds and rough waters.

Authorities have identified the name of the National Park Service Ranger who died Sunday in the Line of Duty in Voyageurs National Park. According to Park Officials, 55-year-old Kevin Grossheim of Kabetogama died on Sunday, October 6, on Namakan Lake.