Police: Wisconsin woman died after fentanyl overdose at Mystic Lake

Prior Lake American

Prior Lake police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old Saxon, Wisconsin woman after she was found non-responsive at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on May 2.

Cassandra St. Germaine died May 3 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital of a fentanyl-related drug overdose, according to police.

Fentanyl is an opioid that is about 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Prior Lake Police Department, Mystic Lake security and the Mdewakanton Fire Department responded to a 911 call at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel for a female who was not breathing and who had possibly overdosed.

First responders performed CPR before transporting her to St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. She was then transferred to Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

A 35-year-old Oregon man, a 32-year-old California woman and a 38-year-old Minneapolis man were arrested in connection with her death and for drugs found in the hotel room. They have not yet been charged and were eventually released as police worked to gather more information.

The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is testing the drugs found in the hotel room. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Officer is handling the autopsy and death investigation.

The case is under investigation by the Prior Lake Police Department.