State Patrol: Body of Missing Man Recovered from Lake

PEQUOT LAKES (WJON News) - The body of a man who had been reported missing has been recovered from a lake north of Brainerd.

The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers responded to Highway 371 along West Twin Lake near Pequot Lakes Wednesday afternoon.

A car being driven by 26-year-old Nicolas Engen of Blaine went off the road and rolled into the lake.

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The State Patrol says the road conditions at the time of the crash were wet.

The Pequot Lake Police Department says they were contacted about a missing person and during the course of the investigation, signs of a vehicle leaving the roadway were observed on State Highway 371 near County Road 29.