Crime & Safety
Faribault Man, 84, Dies In Suspected Drowning At Cannon Lake
A pair of boots were found floating in Cannon Lake away from the shore before the man's body was found.
RICE COUNTY, MN — Police have identified a man who died in a suspected drowning at Cannon Lake. Just before 11 a.m. Thursday, Rice County deputies were dispatched to a home in the 3000 block of Cannon Lake Trail to assist a person who was looking for their father at his home.
A pair of boots were found floating in Cannon Lake away from the shore. The Rice County Dive Team responded, and the man's body was found in the lake.
Investigators found no trauma and no foul play is suspected.
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The death is under investigation by the Rice County Sheriff’s Office and the Rice County Coroner’s Office.
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