Ken and Brenda Novotny OLIVIA - A family with its roots in Renville County is mourning the loss of two brothers who died days apart, one in a tragic hunting accident. Ken Novotny, 53, of Germantown, Tennessee, died Wednesday when he was attacked by a grizzly bear while hunting southwest of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada. Keith Novotny, 59, of Appleton, died Sunday. Friends said he was waiting for a kidney transplant. Their mother, Marjorie Novotny, learned the news of her second son’s death after reaching Tennessee to be with Ken Novotny’s family. He is survived by his wife, Brenda (Johnson), originally of Lake Lillian, and their three children. Ken Novotny was hunting along the border with the Yukon when he was attacked by the bear, according to Dr. Cathy Menard, M.D., chief coroner for the Northwest Territories. The Commercial Appeal in Tennessee reported that a coach of the victim’s daughter said the bear “came out of nowhere” and attacked him as he was prepping a moose he had shot. The coroner said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a call for assistance from a guide accompanying Novotny on the hunt at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Darkness and weather conditions prevented help from reaching the remote site in the Arctic that night. A helicopter reached the site the following morning. Novotny had died at the scene, according to the coroner. The guide was not harmed. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the bear believed to have attacked Novotny was tracked and killed by staff with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources. Ken Novotny's include his wife, Brenda (nee Johnson), originally of Lake Lillian, their three children, and mother, Marjorie. Novotny is remembered as an avid outdoorsman, athlete, and as a leader. He was a captain for the Olivia High School football and baseball teams in his senior year, said Steve Altmann, a friend of the deceased. He said word of the tragedy reached many of the friends of Novotny and his family this weekend. Novotny was working with Raymond James in Germantown, Tennessee, a financial services company. He holds a degree in accounting from St. Cloud State University and a master’s in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
Ken and Brenda NovotnyOLIVIA - A family with its roots in Renville County is mourning the loss of two brothers who died days apart, one in a tragic hunting accident.Ken Novotny, 53, of Germantown, Tennessee, died Wednesday when he was attacked by a grizzly bear while hunting southwest of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada.Keith Novotny, 59, of Appleton, died Sunday. Friends said he was waiting for a kidney transplant.Their mother, Marjorie Novotny, learned the news of her second son’s death after reaching Tennessee to be with Ken Novotny’s family. He is survived by his wife, Brenda (Johnson), originally of Lake Lillian, and their three children.Ken Novotny was hunting along the border with the Yukon when he was attacked by the bear, according to Dr. Cathy Menard, M.D., chief coroner for the Northwest Territories.The Commercial Appeal in Tennessee reported that a coach of the victim’s daughter said the bear “came out of nowhere” and attacked him as he was prepping a moose he had shot.The coroner said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a call for assistance from a guide accompanying Novotny on the hunt at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Darkness and weather conditions prevented help from reaching the remote site in the Arctic that night.A helicopter reached the site the following morning.Novotny had died at the scene, according to the coroner. The guide was not harmed. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the bear believed to have attacked Novotny was tracked and killed by staff with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources.Ken Novotny's include his wife, Brenda (nee Johnson), originally of Lake Lillian, their three children, and mother, Marjorie.Novotny is remembered as an avid outdoorsman, athlete, and as a leader. He was a captain for the Olivia High School football and baseball teams in his senior year, said Steve Altmann, a friend of the deceased.He said word of the tragedy reached many of the friends of Novotny and his family this weekend.Novotny was working with Raymond James in Germantown, Tennessee, a financial services company. He holds a degree in accounting from St. Cloud State University and a master’s in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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