Body of missing vulnerable Cloquet woman is found; boyfriend is still missing

Her remains were found alongside an SUV belonging to her boyfriend, also vulnerable, about an hour’s drive from Cloquet.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 2, 2025 at 3:11PM
The body of a missing Cloquet woman was found in a remote area of Aitkin County, according to the Cloquet Police Department. (Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The body of a 62-year-old Cloquet woman, who along with her boyfriend has been missing for more than a month, was found Sunday in a remote area near Aitkin, Minn.

Jane Irene Korpela and Daniel Joseph Latterell, 64, both considered vulnerable adults, were reported missing in late May. They were last been seen at a gas station near McGregor, Minn., on May 26.

The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office found Latterell’s Ford Escape in a wooded area 2 miles north of the town, according to a news release from the Cloquet Police Department. Korpela’s body, later identified by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office, was near the SUV.

Search teams combed the area with a police dog and drones and found clothing belonging to Latterell but have yet to find the missing man.

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