LEECH LAKE

6 boys rescued after boat capsizes in northern Minnesota

WALKER, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Six boys were rescued early Sunday morning after their boat capsized while they were duck hunting in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the boys’ boat capsized in Boy Bay of Leech Lake near the Boy River around 5:30. One of the boys was able to call 9-1-1 and a Department of Natural Resources…

Body of Fisherman Recovered from Leech Lake

CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The body of a 71-year-old fisherman is recovered from Leech Lake in Cass County, Minnesota. Sheriff Bryan Welk says his office got a report of an overdue fisherman on Monday night. He hadn’t returned to his home in Walker, Minnesota. Deputies searched the Leech Lake area by boat, air and land and found his boat…

Fighting Eagles Get Entangled, Deputy Separates Them On Leech Lake

Two scrappy eagles are free to resume their apparent long-running dispute after deputies helped separate the brawling pair that had become entangled

In this image provided by the Cass County, Minn., Sheriff’s Office, two eagles are free after deputies in Cass County, Minnesota, found them entangled in a lake on Monday, July 3, 2023. The deputies used a pole to separate the eagles, which had apparently been fighting when they became entangled. (Cass County Sheriff’s Office via AP)SHINGOBEE BAY, Minn. (AP) —…

Second Drowning In As Many Days In Central Minnesota

The body of a man has been pulled from Louise Lake near Longville

LONGVILLE, MN — A second drowning in central Minnesota has been reported this week. The body of a man has been pulled from Louise Lake near Longville. Deputies and first responders were called to the lake Tuesday afternoon on a report of a possible drowning. They found the man’s body near a fishing boat. He was pronounced dead at the…

Woman Pulled From Lake At Woodland Resort Dies

An autopsy will be done

WALKER, MN — There has been an apparent drowning at a popular resort near Walker, Minnesota. A woman was found unresponsive near a dock in Leech Lake at Woodland Resort on Monday afternoon. People at the scene began CPR until first responders arrived, but the woman was pronounced dead at the resort. She has not yet been identified. An autopsy will…