Teen Pulled From St. Croix River Dies; Identified As 17-Year-Old Suleiman Garado
LAKE ST. CROIX BEACH, Minn. (WCCO) -- A 17-year-old boy from Stillwater is dead after being pulled Thursday evening from the St. Croix River.
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, authorities were called at 5:40 p.m. to the 2000 block of Riviera Avenue South in Lake St. Croix Beach. They were responding to the report that a teen had gone under the water while playing with friends.
Responders arrived within minutes and began searching for the missing teenager, identified as Suleiman Ibrahim Abda Garado. The Washington County rescue dive team located the boy roughly 40 minutes after he was last seen by witnesses. Garado was taken to Regions Hospital, where he was pronounced dead Friday morning.
"The death of this young man is a devastating tragedy, and I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones," Washington County Sheriff Day Starry said, in a statement. "I'm grateful for the quick response of the Washington County rescue dive team and their ability to recovery Suleiman and bring peace to his family."
The official cause of the teenager's death remains under investigation by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner.
