Plainview woman dies in motorcycle accident

The one-vehicle accident in Wabasha County happened when the driver swerved to avoid a deer.

July 18, 2022 at 12:25AM

A Plainview, Minn., woman died Saturday night after the motorcycle on which she was a passenger swerved to avoid a deer in the road, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office.

Rebecca Kahn, 40, died at the scene. The accident happened shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday on 350th Avenue in Hyde Park Township, a few miles southeast of Zumbro Falls.

The driver of the motorcycle, Brock Kahn, 44, also of Plainview, was taken to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for treatment of minor injuries.

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Reid Forgrave covers Minnesota and the Upper Midwest for the Star Tribune, particularly focused on long-form storytelling, controversial social and cultural issues, and the shifting politics around the Upper Midwest. He started at the paper in 2019.

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