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Brown County investigates bomb threat to school, no threat to public
SLEEPY EYE, Minn. (KEYC) - The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says there’s no threat to the public in Sleepy Eye after receiving reports of a bomb threat Thursday morning. According to a press release, police say the Minnesota Fusion center reached out to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office about a bomb threat. In the release, police say a bomb threat was initially reported by a social platform to the F-B-I Threat Research and Analysis Team.
Mountain Lake teen drowns in southwestern Minnesota
SANBORN, Minn. — A 15-year-old boy drowned Sunday afternoon at Mound Creek County Park in southwestern Minnesota, according to the Brown County Sheriff's Office. Authorities reported that the Mountain Lake teen began swimming, started to struggle, and then went underwater and didn't resurface. Witnesses saw the drowning occur around 3:30 p.m.
15-year-old boy drowns while swimming at Mound Creek County Park
STATELY TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy died after drowning in a southern Minnesota lake on Sunday.The Brown County Sheriff's Office says it received a report of a possible drowning at Mound Creek County Park around 3:30 p.m.A 15-year-old boy from Mountain Lake, Minnesota had been swimming off the beach when he began to struggle, went under the water and did not re-surface, officials sayEmergency responders eventually recovered the boy and began life-saving efforts. However, the boy was pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 p.m.The name of the boy will be released by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office at a later time.
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