Man found dead in southwestern Minnesota in apparent hunting accident

A Worthington man died Saturday morning in an apparent hunting accident in southwestern Minnesota, according to the Nobles County sheriff's office.

September 10, 2018 at 2:51AM

A Worthington man died Saturday morning in an apparent hunting accident in southwestern Minnesota, according to the Nobles County sheriff's office.

The Nobles County sheriff's office received a call Saturday morning at 6:42 a.m. about a hunting accident at the Eagle Lake wildlife management area in Graham Lakes Township, a Nobles County news release said.

Jeffrey Dean Nickel, 39, was found dead, the release said.

Several agencies responded to the call, including the sheriff's office and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Graham Lakes Township is about 15 miles northeast of Worthington.

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Erin Adler is a suburban reporter covering Dakota and Scott counties for the Minnesota Star Tribune, working breaking news shifts on Sundays. She previously spent three years covering K-12 education in the south metro and five months covering Carver County.

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