The body of a 62-year-old Minnesota man was found partially submerged in water at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota on Friday.
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that the man, identified as Mark Hamm, was found by a canoeist who called 911 around 5 p.m.
Family members told police that Hamm was not wearing a life jacket and was alone in the canoe. A life jacket was found at the scene.
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A lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. (Salwan Georges/Washington Post via Getty Images)
“With the start of Minnesota’s fishing season this weekend, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and rescue teams would like to remind everyone to wear a life jacket when enjoying your favorite water recreation activities on the water this summer,” the department said. announced. In release.
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating Hamm’s death.
2019 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Canoeist. (Aaron Labinsky/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
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Ham lived in Duluth.
His death came a week after a 20-year-old man drowned while trying to save a 23-year-old elderly woman while hiking around a lake near Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 29.
Canoes at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Mark Hamm, 62, lived in Duluth, Minnesota. (Jeffrey Phelps/Getty Images)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death, and 80% of drownings occur in men.
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area is located approximately 40 miles north of Ely, Minnesota, near the border with Ontario, Canada.
