BCA-supplied photo of 60-year-old Christopher Dobson, of Cannon Falls, who went missing on the evening of Monday, Dec. 2. (Supplied)
CANNON FALLS, Minn. (FOX 9) - Law enforcement announced the recovery of a body believed to be a 60-year-old Cannon Falls man who went missing on Dec. 2.
What we know
Officers were called around 8:10 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, to a report of a missing man on Larkspur Lane, a short road off County 17 Boulevard, on the northeastern edge of the city.
Police were told the man left his home to take his dog for a walk in the woods. The dog returned home, but the man did not, according to a news release from the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the missing man as Christopher Dobson, 60, of Cannon Falls.
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The Cannon Falls Fire Department then found a body in the Cannon River on Saturday, Dec. 7 at about 2:20 p.m.
Authorities say the body was found in about five feet of water on the south side of the river, downhill from the man's home.
The body's official identification is expected to come from the medical examiner's office.
What we don't know
An official cause of death has not yet been released.
The Source: A news release from the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office.