Name of victim who died in semi fire released

CROOKSTON, MN (KFGO) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man who died when the semi he was driving caught fire south of Mentor Monday afternoon.  He was 62-year-old Thomas Wolbeck of Waubun.

Wolbeck’s body was recovered from the wreckage.  Deputies and firefighters responded to a roll-over around 3:30 p.m. The truck was in a ditch, engulfed in flames.  Wolbeck was hauling hay bales.

The state patrol and state fire marshal’s office have joined the sheriff’s department in the investigation.