Empty fishing boat on riverbank leads to man’s body, Minnesota deputies say
An empty fishing boat filled with fishing equipment was spotted along a Minnesota riverbank, authorities said.
Hours later, a body was found a mile from the boat in the St. Croix River in Stillwater Township on Monday, Aug. 8, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Registration records of the boat helped identity the owner, a 43-year-old man from White Bear Lake who had gone out to fish the night before, the sheriff’s office said.
A truck registered in his name was also parked in a lot near the river, deputies said.
The fisherman’s abandoned boat was spotted around 9 a.m. Aug. 8, deputies said. There were “no signs of obvious damage” to it.
Authorities then found a body without a life jacket on that matched the man’s description four hours later, about a mile south of where his fishing boat was found.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner has not released his identity yet.
Stillwater Township is about 30 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
This story was originally published August 9, 2022 at 12:02 PM with the headline "Empty fishing boat on riverbank leads to man’s body, Minnesota deputies say."
