RedactedNarrative: At 1531 hours, Dispatch received a report of an unoccupied boat floating on the lake. There was a life jacket and tackle box in the boat. Lac qui Parle Co Sheriff's office, Chippewa Co Sheriff's office, Swift Co Sheriff's office, Appleton Police Dept., Dawson Ambulance and the Milan Fire Dept. all responded. Upon arrival, the boat was anchored by Chippewa Co officers so it wouldn't drift away from the area. They found registration information with the owner's name in the boat. (There was also a truck and trailer at the public landing registered to the same person.) About that time, Lac qui Parle Co officers received information that a hat and a shoe had been found floating further to the south and on the east side of the lake. LqP officers headed to that area. At approximately 1615 hours, they received information from Milan Fire, who was south of them, that they had located an unresponsive individual in the water. The body was floating in a vertical position with the top of the head above the water's surface. They attached ropes under the arms and brought him to shore. The incident was unwitnessed and it is unknown what caused the man to fall out of his boat or what time the incident occurred. He was not wearing a life jacket and alcohol was not a factor.
  
  Lac qui Parle Co. Sheriff's Office and Chippewa Co. Sheriff's Office jointly completed the Watercraft Accident Report.
  