I assume many of you heard about this, but if not, figured I’d post what I found online. We came upon the scene as we were loading our boat. Tragic deal. I don’t know the details but sad deal.
RED WING — Divers recovered the body of a man who apparently drowned in the Mississippi River near Bay Point Park in Red Wing on Sunday.
The Red Wing Fire Department said it received a call at 2:16 p.m. reporting a possible drowning.
Six first responders were on the scene within three minutes of receiving the call. The departments fire/rescue boat and shore-based operations were used to search for the victim.
Firefighter/paramedics used side-scan sonar to search the area where the man was last seen. Divers from the Pierce County dive team found the victim around 4:45 p.m.; he was pronounced dead on the scene.