Man drowns after jumping off raft into northern Minnesota lake

His body was recovered about three hours later, the Sheriff's Office said.

July 3, 2023 at 5:27PM

A man jumped off a raft into a lake in northern Minnesota and drowned, officials said Monday.

The incident occurred about 8:15 p.m. Sunday at Lake Lomond in Bagley, the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office said.

The Sheriff's Office was notified that Derek Vanscott McCann, 20, of Bagley, had not been seen since leaping from the swim raft at the public beach.

Dive team searchers recovered his body about 11:15 p.m. in water 18 feet deep, the Sheriff's Office said.

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