Grand Forks police identify body pulled from the Red River over the weekend

Investigators believe the victim was the same subject reported in the Red River on April 8

May 17, 20220

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Firefighters from Grand Forks and East Grand Forks search the Red River north of the Sorlie Bridge in downtown Grand Forks Friday, April 8. Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS - The body found in the Red River on Saturday evening has been identified as 32-year-old Jacob Lasley of Red Lake, Minnesota.

Lasley was reported missing on April 17.

Investigators believe Lasley was the subject in the Red River on April 8 , which initiated a search response by the Grand Forks Sheriff's Officer Water Operations Team and Grand Forks Fire Department along with multiple other entities, according to a press release from the Grand Forks Police Department sent Monday, May 16.

Police said there were no obvious signs of trauma to Lasley, though the investigation is ongoing and a cause of death hasn't been determined yet.

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