Body found in area crews were searching for missing woman

The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office said someone in a canoe discovered a body on Friday in the Eagle Lake area, near where search crews have been looking for 30-year-old Nyawuor James Chuol of Mankato. | Photo: MGN

Associated Press
Created: May 15, 2022 04:22 PM

EAGLE LAKE, Minn. (AP) - Authorities are working to determine if a body found in a Minnesota swamp is that of a woman reported missing more than two weeks ago.

The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office said someone in a canoe discovered a body on Friday in the Eagle Lake area, near where search crews have been looking for 30-year-old Nyawuor James Chuol of Mankato.

The cause of death has not been released. Chuol was last seen April 25.