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Valley City (CSi) Over 250 students, staff and residents gathered on the VCSU Campus Wednesday evening for a remembrance to baseball standout and VCSU senior Dan Buehner.

Buehner died Monday morning in the Sheyenne River in Valley, after a rubber raft carrying him and two fellow students went over the Little Dam on the river.

A search led to the discovery of his body Tuesday morning.

Valley City residents, VCSU students, staff and area college baseball teammates and coaches that sat close to each other as individuals remembered the 23-year-old.

Following the memorial Wednesday evening inside the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, hundreds of mourners outside released red and white balloons that had personal messages on them remembering both the student and standout baseball player.

VCSU head coach Casey Olney read a letter from Buehner’s father who thanked the school and city for all of their support and kind words.

Buehner’s father also asked that the Vikings baseball team, who cancelled games Tuesday and Wednesday, play on Saturday in honor of his son who was proud to be a part of the Vikings’ legacy.

Reported earlier…

Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University will host a Gathering for Remembrance to honor the life of the late Dan Buehner at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, in the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus.

Buehner, a VCSU senior from Blaine, Minn., died Monday in a rafting accident on the Sheyenne River in Valley City. A business administration major, Buehner was the starting catcher on the VCSU Viking baseball team.

The gathering Wednesday night will include remarks by VCSU President Steven W. Shirley, athletic director Jack Denholm and baseball coach Casey Olney.

VCSU student leaders from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will share remarks, as will the Rev. Emmy Swedlund of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Valley City.

A memorial video will be shown, and several of Buehner’s friends and teammates will speak. There will also be a time for open sharing by those assembled.