Watch CBS News

1 dead after rescue on Mississippi River by Monticello Xcel Energy plant

One man is dead after a fishing boat capsized on the Mississippi River in Monticello, Minnesota, sending him and two others into the water on Tuesday morning.

The Wright County Sheriff's Office says it was alerted to a capsized boat on the river near the Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant just after 10:30 a.m.

Two of the three men made it safely to shore from the water, but the third was found unresponsive in the water and was brought to shore by Xcel Energy staff, according to the sheriff's office. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead by medical personnel.

inx-aerials-mississippi-water-rescue-100725-12-34-1221.jpg
WCCO

Authorities say all people who were on the boat have been recovered from the river and received medical care.

The man who died was identified as 28-year-old Tyler Tasche, of Monticello. The two adults who survived were identified as an 18-year-old man and a 66-year-old man, both from Monticello.

The sheriff's office says Xcel Energy employees, the Monticello Fire Department, the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota State Patrol assisted in the recovery efforts.

The incident remains under investigation.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue