Body of missing boater found in central Minnesota
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The body of a boater missing since Friday afternoon has been recovered by the Crow Wing County sheriff's dive team in about 50 feet of water on Bay Lake.
The Brainerd Dispatch reports the body of 59-year-old Thomas Robert Fife of Minneapolis was recovered about 10 a.m. Tuesday with the help of cadaver dogs.
Fife owns a seasonal home the lake. Authorities say when his pontoon boat washed ashore the swimming ladder was down and the gate was open on the railing.
The body was transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
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Information from: The Brainerd Daily Dispatch
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