Man, 19, drowns in Leech Lake

WALKER -- A 19-year-old Wisconsin man died of an apparent drowning last weekend on Leech Lake, Cass County authorities reported.

The body of Jeremy G. Goss, 19, Mondovi, Wis., was found Sunday after a search began for the man and his boat on Leech Lake Saturday morning, Sheriff Randy Fisher said.

Fisher said Goss had been reported missing Saturday morning.

His boat was located, partly swamped, near Submarine Island Saturday afternoon.

His body was recovered Sunday. An autopsy is scheduled.

Cass County deputies were assisted in the search by aircraft from the Civil Air Patrol and DNR, Leech Lake Department of Natural Resources, Itasca County Sheriff's Department and volunteers.