Cook County News Herald

Lutsen man found dead after a kayaking incident



A 20-year-old man’s life was tragically cut short in a Lake County River accident on Friday, May 12.

Saunder Strong, originally from Minneapolis, lived and worked in Lutsen when his body was found shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday.

The Lake County Sheriff ’s office received a call just before noon on Friday about an empty red kayak floating down the Caribou River upstream from the parking lot.

State Park Ranger from Tettegouche State Park and a team from the Lake County Sheriff ’s Office went to investigate and, after searching the water and shoreline, found the victim’s body on shore shortly before 2 p.m.

At the time of the report, there was no word on what led to his death.

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