A 76-year-old duck hunter from St. Paul was found dead after an apparent water accident last weekend in northwestern Minnesota.
On Friday, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a woman that her fiance had not been heard from since Wednesday. The caller noted that David Josephson had planned to hunt and fish while staying at a resort near Underwood.
The sheriff’s office reported that deputies looked for the man at the resort, but no pickup, trailer or boat belonging to him was found at the business. The deputies also checked the public access at Fish Lake but no contact was made with Josephson.
Deputies called the woman back and advised her how to make a missing person’s report.
Then on Saturday, a group of duck hunters located an overturned boat about 150 yards south of the public access on North Turtle Lake near Underwood. The group reported a possible drowning.
Deputies and state conservation officers responded and recovered Jospehson’s body. The sheriff’s office stated it was apparent that Josephson was duck hunting at the time of the incident. He was not wearing a life jacket.
Josephson’s body was transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
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