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Paynesville Area Man Found Dead In Rice Lake
PAYNESVILLE - The Stearns County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 73-year-old Paynesville man.
Deputies responded to a call at about 6:00 p.m. last (Wednesday) evening on Rice Lake in Eden Lake Township, about 4 1/2 miles east of Paynesville.
Officials found the man unresponsive in the water, between a pontoon and the the lift wheel for the pontoon lift.
The incident remains under investigation by the Stearns County Sheriff's Department and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office.
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