FERTILE, Minn. (KFGO) – Polk County Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who is believed to have overdosed on fentanyl.
The Sheriff’s Office says 32 -year old Katie Flick of Erskine was found dead at a home 7 miles from Fertile and taken to the Pathology Department at UND for an autopsy. Another person, 29-year old George Piatkoff, also of Erskine, was transported to the Crookston Hospital.
Further investigation led to the arrest of Piatkoff and 43-year Andre Metcalf of Crookston. Authorities recovered 16 M-30, fake Percocet pills thought to contain fentanyl.
The sheriff’s office says M-30 pills are “extremely deadly” and have been flooding the region resulting in multiple overdoses.
The Pine to Prairie Narcotics Task Force is part of the joint investigation.
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