Authorities on Tuesday recovered a man’s body from a swampy area near Proctor, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The body was found shortly after 8:30 a.m. near the intersection of Ugstad and Stark roads in Midway Township, just west of the Canadian National railyard in Proctor.
Sgt. Wade Rasch said members of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad had to use specialized tracked vehicles to access the difficult terrain and find the body.
Rasch told the News Tribune that the body was discovered during the course of a search. He said authorities believe they know the identity of the deceased but were awaiting results of an autopsy scheduled for Wednesday at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in the Twin Cities before releasing a name publicly.
Rasch said there were no obvious signs of foul play, but said the autopsy would be required to determine a cause of death. The sheriff’s office continues to investigate.
