Crime & Safety
Man Found Dead in Minnesota River Identified
Boaters found the man's lifeless body floating in the water beneath the Mendota Bridge, just a few miles north of Eagan.
Authorities have identified a man found dead in the Minnesota River.
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office pulled the body of 42-year-old Jody Arthur Ronning from the river on Aug. 23. The man was discovered by some passing boaters, just under the Mendota Bridge, a major conduit into north Eagan.
There is no indication that foul play was involved. Currently, the Hennepin County Medical Examiners’ Office has classified that Ronning's death as a drowning, though toxicology results are still pending.
According to a brief obituary on Crescent Tides Funerals, Ronning was a recent resident of Minneapolis, though he was originally from Black River Falls, WI.
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