Wis. fisherman missing in River

Published 10:21 am Monday, November 10, 2014

DRESBACH — Search and rescue crews are looking in the Mississippi River for a missing boater near Lock and Dam 7 in Dresbach in southeastern Minnesota.

Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand says they’re looking for a 27-year-old from Onalaska, Wisconsin.

Brand says the man went fishing around 11 p.m. Saturday. The victim’s family told the sheriff he liked to go out fishing late at night.

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The sheriff says it appears the boat hit a gate on the dam and sank. The boat was found Sunday about three-fourths of a mile downstream.