Tragic Drownings Mar Minnesota’s Fourth of July | Minneapolis News

Minneapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 1m

This Fourth of July weekend turned deadly in Minnesota, with at least four people losing their lives in separate water incidents across the St. Croix River, Lake Ann, and Movil Lake—each tragedy unfolding during peak holiday activity and sometimes amid severe weather. A 20-year-old drowned in the St. Croix after multiple attempts to rescue him failed; another man vanished in Lake Ann, while a third was found dead in Movil Lake after entering from a boat. Meanwhile, a 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a swift-water rescue at Minnehaha Falls. These heartbreaking events serve as a…