Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 - 1:46pm
August 20, 2021 - 8:14am | By Kyle Cornell
(Cass County, MN) -- Cass County Minnesota Sheriff Tom Burch has confirmed to WDAY Radio that a man drowned in Leech Lake Thursday.
Burch says that at around 12:50 p.m, his department received a report of a man struggling in the water near the Sand Point area of the lake in Walker. The person who reported seeing the person told authorities he was near a pontoon, but as they
got closer, could no longer see or locate him in the water.
Deputies arrived on scene and located the pontoon and immediately began searching the area. At 2:14 p.m, the body of a 65-year-old Oak Grove man was located in the water deceased. Victim identification is being withheld pending notification of family members. An autopsy is pending with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Assisting with the search were the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department and the Conservation Officers from the Minnesota DNR.
