Authorities announced this week that the body of a man who disappeared while fishing for ice on a Minnesota lake has been recovered.
The man was identified as 58-year-old Troy Allen Krenz, fishing on Cannon Lake in Faribot, about 50 miles south of Minneapolis, about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Rice County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said Crenz didn’t go home, so family and friends began looking for him.
The sheriff’s office said in a press release that a loved one found a body floating in the lake at 10 a.m. Wednesday and called authorities shortly afterwards.
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Agencies including the Fallibot Fire Department and the Rice County Sheriff’s Office arrived and used a cold water suit to enter the open water and pull the body out.
The Rice County Sheriff’s Office described the death as a “drowning incident,” but the office noted that it was working with the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of his death. An investigation is underway.
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Rice County was warned of a snowstorm from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office. During this time, weather officials demanded 7 to 9 inches of snow and winds above 40 miles per hour.
The National Weather Service said it was a “strong winter storm” with gusts reaching 50 miles per hour as northwest winds strengthened.
Saleen Martin is a reporter for the USA Today team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – 757. Email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com.
This article originally appeared in USA Today: Missing Ice Fisherman to find Lake Fallibot, which died in a snowstorm.
