ALEXANDRIA, Minn.–Police remind boaters to wear life vests after a man fell overboard on Lake Ida on Wednesday. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office enlisted the help of the Douglas County Water Patrol and Minnesota DNR to rescue the 63-year-old man who fell off his boat east of Pilgrim Point at approximately 6:45 p.m. When deputies arrived, a passing boater was…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The DNR says there’s a lot of factors that go into ice making, one of those being heavy snowfall. “What we’ve seen this year is heavy snowfall. Snow has an insulating effect on ice making conditions. So, ice that might be normally pretty safe, because of the snowfall, the ice underneath is not as safe and not…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning after several area lakes have been found with open water. The sheriff’s office says strong winds and warmer temps have caused iced-over lakes to reopen. They are asking people who are going out on the ice to do ice thickness checks regularly and not to assume…
WEST BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — The body of a Grand Forks man has been recovered in West Battle Lake, Minnesota. Authorities were using sonar equipment on the lake Wednesday afternoon when they found the body of 39-year-old Peter Akinboro. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue Team recovered the body with the help of water patrol members. An…
Otter Tail County, MN — The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office reports they found the body of 39-year old Peter Akinboro Wednesday afternoon. The body of the Grand Forks man was found in 47′ of water on West Battle Lake. An autopsy will be performed to determine cause of death. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office provided sonor capability to…
