Minnesota Man Dies After Fleeing Deputies and Driving Into River
Rush City, MN (MinnesotaNow) - Authorities in east-central Minnesota have released details concerning an apparent drowning that occurred earlier this week when a man attempted to elude law enforcement.
Traffic stop leads to deadly St. Croix River incident
The Chisago County Sheriff's Office says deputies attempted a traffic stop Thursday evening on a vehicle driven by a man wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. A news release says the man fled in his vehicle and was chased to the St. Croix River, where the fleeing motorist drove into the water using a boat ramp.
Extensive search launched for fleeing motorist
The statement says the pursuing deputies observed the man exit the vehicle and swim away in the river. An extensive search operation was launched after they lost sight of him in the water.
Man's body recovered downstream
The Sheriff's Office says ground and air resources were deployed in the search, which continued through the night. The search operation ended around 9 a.m. Friday when Chisago County Water Patrol deputies recovered his body a short distance downstream from where his vehicle entered the St. Croix River.
The deceased man was identified as 55-year-old Matthew Norman of Rush City.
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