Diver Drowns Attempting To Recover Sunken Machinery In Northern Minnesota

CBS Minnesota

July 1, 2024

CRANE LAKE, Minn. — An investigation is underway after a 50-year-old man died early Sunday afternoon while scuba diving in a northern Minnesota lake.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the man had been assisting a group of people in recovering a piece of sunken machinery in approximately 70 feet of water at Crane Lake.

The diver had failed to resurface after spending a "period of time" underwater, authorities say. Those on the scene began rescue efforts before first responders arrived to help.

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