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Anoka County IDs man found dead in Mississippi River

The Elk River man was last seen in April

May 16, 2022 at 10:57PM

The body of an Elk River man missing since early April was recovered from the Mississippi River over the weekend in Anoka.

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office identified the man as Keith Alan Harvell, 58, according to a news release issued Monday. On Saturday, authorities were called to the 400 block of Rice Street on a report of a body possibly tangled in natural debris in the river.

Harvell was reported missing by Anoka police after he was last seen at 7:22 p.m. April 3 with his vehicle at a Kwik Trip in Anoka.

The incident remains under investigation by the Anoka Police Department, Midwest Medical Examiner's Office and Anoka County Sheriff's Office.

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Kim Hyatt reports on North Central Minnesota. She previously covered Hennepin County courts.

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