Sheriff: Body recovered from Lake Bemidji

WCCO Digital Update: Morning of July 14, 2022

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Authorities in northern Minnesota say a body was pulled from Lake Bemidji Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, a Minnesota DNR biologist who was working on the lake found the body near Lake Boulevard, which is on the southwest side of the lake.

When deputies responded, they located the body of a male individual and pulled the body from the lake. There were no obvious signs of trauma, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies also found clothing and personal items on the shore near where the body was located.

The body was taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy and identification.

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