On Friday, authorities discovered the body of a guy floating in the waters of Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota.
The man's truck had broken through the ice on the lake, and the victim was found floating in the water.
They received a call regarding a "truck and body through the ice on Mille Lacs Lake" at a little before 11 a.m. on Friday, according to the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office, which stated that they received the call.
The caller reported that he discovered the body of an adult guy floating in the lake and informed Mille Lacs County Dispatch about an area on the ice where a truck had gone through.
The caller also mentioned that he had found the body. The person who called made the statement that he was "able to recover him and bring him back to shore."
It was reported by the sheriff's department that the individual who was discovered floating was wearing a flotation device.
The individual, who was named as Richard Francis Gadbois and was 80 years old, was taken by the authorities to a nearby hospital, where he was subsequently officially declared dead.
According to the sheriff's office, Gadbois, who operated an ice fishing outfitter on Mille Lacs, was out assessing the conditions of the ice when the event took place.
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