Alexandria man's body found in Lake Le Homme Dieu
Crews search Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria for a missing boater or swimmer on Aug. 27, 2016. Photo by Eric Gedrose.
Alexandria, MN (KMSP) - A man is dead after he fell into Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria without a life jacket.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says they received an emergency call about a man overboard near the Rotary Public Access around 9:15 Saturday morning. A witness said he was testing a new boat and was returning to shore. They lost sight of the boat because of the sun and then saw the man in the water with a boat circling around him.
The man was found in 24 feet of water around 1:30 and has been identified as 29-year-old Brandon Randt of Alexandria.