Body Recovered From Mississippi River Near Hastings, Sheriff Says
DENMARK TOWNSHIP, Minn. (WCCO) -- A body was recovered from the Mississippi River near Hastings Wednesday evening.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office says railroad workers reported spotting a body by the shoreline near 120th Street South in Denmark Township just after 5 p.m.
The county's water recovery team found the body north of Lock and Dam #2.
The identity of the body has not been released. The sheriff's office is leading the investigation.