On Friday, October 13th, 2023, at approximately 4:16 pm, washburn county sheriff's office received a report of an unresponsive adult male found in the water near a drifting pontoon boat. The pontoon boat's throttle was in the neutral position and the key was in the "off" position. Deputy and warden responded to a residence and observed the victim on shore. 

The victim was identified via an driver's license. No injuries were identified on the victim. Washburn county deputy coroner pronounced the victim deceased at 5:08 pm. He was transported to ramsey county medical examiner's office. Cause of death was listed as drowning. Note: water temperature was unknown at the time. Temperature listed is estimation based on average data for spooner lake in October.

Cause of death was listed as drowning with a clinical history of cardiovascular disease listed as another factor. Bac was listed at .241 g/100 ml. It appears the victim was attempting to ready his pontoon boat for removal from the water for the winter and fell overboard due to health conditions and alcohol use.
Spooner Lake