WALKER, Minn. — Editors note: The video above originally aired June 18, 2021.
A Twin Cities man drowned in northern Minnesota Thursday while swimming in Leech Lake.
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch says dispatchers received a report of a swimmer struggling in the water near Sand Point just before 1 p.m. The caller said they saw a man in the water near a pontoon, but as they got closer the man had disappeared.
Deputies arrived on scene, located the drifting pontoon and immediately began a search of the area.
Sheriff Burch says the body of a 65-year-old man from Oak Grove, Minnesota was recovered around 2:15 p.m.
The victim was transported to the Ramsey County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. His identity will be released once family is notified.