Investigation underway after body found in Minneapolis' Bde Maka Ska

An investigation is underway after a body in a "severe state of decomposition" was discovered in the waters of Bde Maka Ska late Sunday morning, according to the Minneapolis Park Police Department.

Shortly after 11:30 a.m., a report of a body in the water prompted officers from Minneapolis Park Police and the Minneapolis Police Department to respond to the lake near 36th Street West and East Bde Maka Ska Parkway.

Several law enforcement agencies were already at the scene as park police arrived, officials say, and the person was declared deceased.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner is investigating the decedent's cause of death and identity.