Lake of the Woods, MN (KROC-AM News)- A man lost his life in an apparent rare December drowning on a popular lake in northern Minnesota

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The Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to a possible drowning around 8 a.m. Wednesday. 

The drowning occurred near Flag Island on the Lake of the Woods in the Northwest Angle of Minnesota. 

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Members of several different agencies responded and began searching for the man. A dive team then took to the icy water and recovered the man’s body shortly after 3 p.m. 

His body was found in about 10 feet of water. The identity of the apparent drowning victim’s name is being withheld pending the results of an autopsy and notification of next of kin. 

Lake of the Woods Sheriff's Office press release
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No further information has been released as of Friday morning. 

The apparent drowning occurred on the same day as a DNR-issued warning about thin ice on lakes across the state. 

While most of the lakes in southern and central Minnesota don’t have any ice, officials say most if not all of the ice-covered lakes in the state do not have a thick enough ice sheet to support permanent fish houses and recreational vehicles.

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