Update: Medical Examiner Confirms Body Found in River Saturday Was Missing Cannon Falls Man

Update: The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner has identified the body found in the Cannon River Saturday Afternoon as Dobson 

Previous Version: Cannon Falls, MN (KROC-AM News)- Authorities in Goodhue County suspect they have found the body of a Cannon Falls man who went missing while walking his dog earlier this week. 

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That’s according to a news release issued Saturday afternoon by the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office. 

The Cannon Falls Police Department responded to a missing person report in the 300 block of Larkspur Ln., which is on the eastern edge of Cannon Falls and near the Cannon River, shortly after 8 p.m. Monday. He was identified Friday as 60-year-old Christopher Dobson. 

Body of Missing Cannon Falls, MN Man Found in Cannon River Saturday, Identity Confirmed by Medical Examiner

The news release says members of the Cannon Falls Fire Department found a body during a water search in the Cannon River around 2:20 Saturday afternoon.

He was located in about five feet of water on the southside of the river, down a hill from his residence, authorities say. 

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The Medical Examiner will make a positive identification, the news release says. 

Cannon Falls police had previously stated Dobson left work on December 2 and his vehicle was found at his home. 

Foot tracks show he left the house on a wooded trail toward the Cannon River on the eastern edge of Cannon Falls with his dog as a normal routine. 

During the search, police found foot tracks on the ice at the river's edge. Dobson's dog was located at a neighbor's house and was wet. 

Multiple local and state agencies spent the majority of the week searching for Dobson. The massive search effort included the use of aerial and water drones and the State Patrol helicopter.