The boy who died Friday, July 20, in an apparent drowning in Armour No. 2 mine pit lake in Crosby was identified by the sheriff's office Monday.
Thirteen-year-old Murdoch Edward Crust of Minneapolis was reportedly attempting to retrieve a Frisbee when he was swept away in the current of the inlet of Serpent Creek. Murdoch was staying with family-including relatives local to the Brainerd lakes area-at a cabin at True North Base Camp.
The creek inlet meets the northwest corner of Armour No. 2, and officials reported a brief but heavy rain Friday evening quickened water currents. The lake bottom in the area gives way quickly to a steep drop-off-from as little as 1 foot to 20 feet to 92 feet.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office received the report of the possible drowning at 7:33 p.m. Friday. The sheriff's office responded with boat and water units and the dive and drone teams with assistance from the Crosby Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter. The search was called off at about 10:15 p.m. due to uneven and hazardous terrain beneath the water's surface.
The search resumed at 7 a.m. Saturday with side scan sonar and the dive team. Divers located and recovered the body at noon in 92 feet of water.
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The boy's body was transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
Also responding Friday were the Deerwood Police Department, the Crosby Fire Department and the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Ambulance.
