Second body found in search for missing Minnesota boaters

October 12, 2015 at 12:23AM

Authorities recovered a second body Sunday morning in the search for three missing men from Baudette, Minn., whose small boat was found capsized in northern Minnesota this month.

The body of Cody Ostendorf, 24, was found by an area resident at the northeastern corner of Flag Island near Morgan's Point on Lake of the Woods about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff's Office.

The body of Justin Haugtvedt, 22, was recovered Friday evening off southwestern Oak Island in about 14 feet of water.

The third missing man, Keith Ayers, 28, has not been found. The Sheriff's Office said the search will continue for the "foreseeable future."

The three were last seen leaving Sunset Lodge resort on Oak Island, near the Canadian border on the lake's north side, late on Oct. 2.

Their 16-foot boat turned up about 3:30 p.m. the next day near the northeastern corner of nearby Flag Island, authorities said. Sheriff Gary Fish had said three life jackets were recovered from the lake.

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