Swimmer's body recovered from Anoka County lake a day after he went under

He had taken off his life jacket and was swimming near a boat, the Sheriff's Office said.

June 17, 2019 at 8:44PM
Scott Randolph-Stephen Fox Credit: Faceboook
Scott Randolph-Stephen Fox Credit: Faceboook (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Searchers have found a swimmer in an Anoka County lake who had been missing since the previous day.

Members of the Anoka County search team located the man about 1 p.m. Sunday from Lake George, where he was last seen about noon on Saturday, the Sheriff's Office said.

Scott Randolph-Stephen Fox, 53, of Oak Grove, had removed his life jacket and was swimming near a boat when he began to struggle and went under, the Sheriff's Office said Monday.

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