Montana man found dead in Lake Superior near Ontonagon

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Hans Ahlström

Published July 5, 2012 at 4:05 PM EDT

ONTONAGON (AP) — Authorities say a Montana man has been found dead in Lake Superior in what's being investigated as a possible drowning.

The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton and WLUC-TV report the body of the 54-year-old Billings man was found Tuesday about 20 yards from shore near Ontonagon.

The sheriff's department says the man was earlier seen walking on the beach. His name wasn't immediately released.

The death is under investigation.

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