She was a stranger who died in our midst

Leah Vigum, 19, was someone special, who was dearly loved by her family and her many friends.

Her uncle, Steve Ricard, a former standout wrestler for Fertile High School in the mid-1980s and a longtime educator and coach in Benson, Minnesota, contacted the Roseau Times-Region about the death of his niece, who died in a one-car rollover a week ago Friday afternoon on County Road 18, southeast of Wannaska.

Leah was a miracle baby, who had suffered a terrible injustice as an infant.

"Her daycare provider had to go to town so she left her husband in charge," he said, noting that Leah was a really...