Missing Soldier's Body, Car Found Near Duluth
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- After hours of searching, a missing man was found dead with his car Sunday evening on a rural road north of Duluth.
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says Joel Costa -- who was a member of the Minnesota National Guard -- was last seen leaving Lady Vi's Club in Superior, Wisconsin at around 11:30 p.m., and spent time earlier that night at Centerfold's Club next door.
He was invited to a party, but declined so that he could get to bed before drill at 4:30 a.m., according to a flyer created by the group Minnesota United. He never showed up for that drill, and wasn't seen until investigators found his body Sunday evening.
The Sheriff's Office says Costa's cause of death is under investigation, but they do not suspect foul play.