Itasca County Chief Deputy Gregg Deutsch reports on Oct. 03, 2011, at approximately 3:44 pm the Itasca County Sheriffs' Office received a 911 call of a possible drowning on Dixon Lake in Itasca County. It was reported an adult male was observed floating in the water next to a dock.
Itasca County Sheriff Deputies, Minnesota Conservation Officers, and Leech Lake Conservation Officers responded to the scene. Itasca County Search and Rescue was called out and put on standby.
Upon arrival at Dixon Lake, an elderly adult male was found floating in the water next to his dock. The victim has been identified as David Jerome Ekberg, age 82.
Itasca County Coroner was notified and Blackduck Ambulance transported the victim to Grand Itasca Medical Center for an autopsy. Results are pending.
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