Canoeist's body recovered from Olmsted County reservoir

August 28, 2016 at 2:44AM

Emergency responders have recovered the body of a 20-year-old man who disappeared when his canoe capsized at Silver Creek Reservoir in Rochester.

A three-hour search began after authorities received a report around 9:30 a.m. Saturday of an overturned boat. One person made it to shore, but a second did not.

Capt. Scott Behrns of the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office said the missing man's body was recovered in about 12 feet of water.

The victim's identity will be released on Monday; he lived in Stewartville and was originally from Rochester, according to the Rochester Post-Bulletin.

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