Cook County Law Enforcement received a phone call at 10:48 a.m. on July 8 reporting the body of a man in a van in the parking area near the antique store in Schroeder. The caller knew the man, Dennis Anderson, 57, of Aitkin, MN and reported that it was apparent he was deceased, so First Responders and ambulance service were not called.
Members of Cook County Sheriff ’s Response Unit transported Anderson’s body to North Shore Hospital. Cook County Law Enforcement said no foul play was suspected.
Preliminary results from the St. Louis County Medical Examiner suspect that Anderson suffered a heart attack.
Anderson was a vendor who has had a sales booth in the antique store parking lot near the Cross River for a number of years.
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