The body of a Chisholm, Minn., man was recovered from an Iron Range lake after a canoe overturned.

The incident happened Tuesday on Shannon Lake. According to a news release, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 3:34 p.m. reporting a body floating near an overturned canoe.

The sheriff’s office identified the victim as Louis Vajdl, 76. The news release said Vajdl told family members Tuesday that he was going out to check on wild rice, which he had done for many years previously. When Vajdl was found, he was not wearing a life jacket, the sheriff’s office said.

The incident is still under investigation, pending results from the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, but the sheriff’s office said no criminal activity is suspected.

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