Body found in Mississippi River near Hastings

A body was recovered Wednesday night in Denmark Township.

April 21, 2022 at 2:41AM

A body was recovered from the Mississippi River on Wednesday evening in Denmark Township, according to a news release from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

BNSF Railway officials informed authorities about a body along the shore near 120th Street S. about 5 p.m. in the township just north of Hastings. Deputies from Washington County and the Washington County Water Recovery team responded and found the body of an adult male north of Lock and Dam No. 2, the release said.

The man's identity and any other information will be released by the medical examiner pending an investigation and notification of the man's family, the release said.

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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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