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Snowmobiler goes underwater in lake west of metro, found dead

The man's body was in the water for nearly 24 hours, according to the Sheriff's Office.

By Paul Walsh

December 2, 2018 at 2:53PM

A snowmobiler went underwater on a lake west of the Twin Cities and was found dead the next day, authorities said.

The body of Lawrence Stifter, 52, of Winsted, was located by emergency responders about 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Winsted Lake, according to the McLeod County Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office said it was first alerted to potential trouble when it received a call at roughly 6:30 p.m. Wednesday about a snowmobile possibly going into the water.

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