Overview
- Hennepin County Water Patrol recovered a man's body late Saturday morning from the Mississippi River near the University of Minnesota rowing club after he fell through ice on Friday.
- Sonar located the man about 75 feet from the break in approximately nine feet of water, and an underwater ROV retrieved the body at about 11:45 a.m.
- A woman who tried to help during Friday’s river incident made it back to shore and was taken to a hospital as a precaution for cold exposure.
- Later Saturday, deputies at Bloomington’s Bass Pond found a juvenile boy dead in about eight feet of water after an airboat and multiple sonars searched, while a man at the scene was rescued by the Bloomington Fire Department.
- The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will confirm both identities and determine causes of death as the sheriff’s office continues its investigation and urges caution on lakes, rivers, and ponds.