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Missing Boater Found Dead In Lake County

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 75-year-old man was found dead Tuesday evening, a day after he went fishing in Lake County and never returned.

Rescue crews found the body of Michael Weinzierl, of Ely, near an abandoned boat on Mile Island at 4:36 p.m.

It appears Weinzierl drowned, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.

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