CASS LAKE, MN – A 41-year-old Grafton man is dead after drowning over the weekend on Cass Lake.
The Cass County Sheriff says reports came in just before 6 p.m. Saturday regarding a person in the water and not resurfacing on the lake. Numerous law enforcement and rescue agencies responded and began a search.
The investigation led authorities to learn the man, who has not yet been identified, exited a pontoon into the lake to work on a boat motor problem, and didn’t resurface. Juveniles that were on the boat attempted to throw the victim a life jacket and the boat began to drift in high winds.
The boat was later intercepted by other boaters on the lake and 9-1-1 was called.
Nearly two hours after the incident, the victim was located in the water and recovered. He was not wearing a life vest at the time of the incident.
The incident remains under investigation.
