CHISHOLM, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 76-year-old man was found dead Tuesday afternoon near an overturned canoe on Shannon Lake in northern Minnesota.

Body recovered from lake

What we know:

According to a press release, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received a call just after 3:30 p.m. about a body located in the water near an overturned canoe on Shannon Lake, located approximately seven miles northwest of Chisholm, Minn.

The sheriff’s office identified the man as a 76-year-old resident of Chisholm.

According to authorities, the man reportedly told his family earlier in the day he was going to check on the wild rice, something that he had done for many years. His body was later found floating near his canoe, and he was not wearing a life jacket.

What we don't know:

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