Oak Grove Man Drowns on Leech Lake

   Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 12:50 p.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a male party struggling in the water near the Sand Point area of Leech Lake, rural Walker MN. The reporter indicated seeing the male party in the water, near a pontoon, but as they got closer, reporter could no longer see or locate the male party in the water. Deputies arrived on scene and located the pontoon and immediately began searching the area. At 2:14 PM, the body of an adult male, age 65 of Oak Grove MN, was located in the water deceased.

   Victim identification is being withheld pending notification of family members. An autopsy is pending with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office. Assisting with the search were the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department and the Conservation Officers from the Minnesota DNR.