Missing St. Cloud Swimmer Found Dead ID'd
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A missing swimmer in St. Cloud has been found dead.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office recovered a body in the Mississippi River around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. They say it matches the description of the man seen going into the water around 4:30 Monday afternoon.
Authorities had to use sonar to find him, after first locating shoes, a backpack, and jeans which contained the man's Minnesota ID card.
Authorities later identified the man as 49-year-old Shannon David Shaw of Waite Park, Minnesota.
His body was taken the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy.
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