BRAINERD (WJON News) -- A Brainerd woman died in a grass fire over the weekend.

The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened Sunday afternoon in Crow Wing Township.

It was reported to the sheriff's office that a field was on fire near a home, with a victim possibly having died.

Responding deputies found a 65-year-old Brainerd woman's body near a lawn mower.

The Brainerd Fire Department and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources put out the fire.

The name of the victim has not been released.

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No structures were burned. The fire is under investigation.

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