Minnesota authorities search

for man feared to have drowned

Authorities on Sunday continued to search for a man feared to have drowned in Little Detroit Lake in Minnesota.

The Becker County Sheriff’s office and other emergency workers responded to a report of a possible drowning late Saturday afternoon at the lake in northwest Minnesota. The missing man was identified as Abdimajid Osman, the Fargo Forum reported.

Osman was kayaking with another man when he entered the water for a swim. Authorities said that he went down into the water, but then didn’t come back up.

Authorities used boats, divers and a drone to search for Osman on Saturday, and said they would continue the search until they found him.

The Becker County Sheriff’s office said Osman was 24, but his family reported his age to be 22. He was from Moorhead and came to the United States as a refugee from Somalia.

St. Croix Falls police fatally shoot

man who wielded knife

Police in western Wisconsin fatally shot a man who rushed at officers with a knife on Saturday night, according to the St. Croix Falls Police Department.

Officers were responding to a 911 call for a woman in distress at a motel near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. As officers arrived at the motel room, a man came out wielding a knife.

“The male refused several officer commands to drop the knife … then rushed an officer with the knife,” said a statement from the police department.