Justice · George Lake recoveryGeorge Lake body recovery ends search; Felicia Swenson identification tentativeAired October 28, 2026 at 3:29 AM UTCWritten October 28, 2026 at 3:44 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Emergency crews recovered a woman's body from George Lake ending a weekend search.0:11The sheriff's office tentatively identified her as Felicia Swenson, forty-seven of0:14Spicer.0:15Her loved ones are preparing for a funeral while investigators worked to determine0:18what happened.0:19What led to her disappearance remains unresolved.0:22Crews found the body in New London Township in Minnesota's Kandiohi County.0:26Swenson lived in Spicer.0:28The recovery took place Monday, October twenty-sixth, and funeral arrangements are0:31scheduled in Wilmar later this week.0:33The body was taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for official0:37identification and to determine the cause of death.0:39Those findings haven't been announced.0:41The Sheriff's Office says its investigation into Swenson's disappearance remains0:45active.0:45Emergency personnel began searching George Lake and the surrounding areas0:49immediately after Swenson was reported missing.0:51They continued through the weekend.0:52The Kandiohi County Sheriff's Office coordinated the operation, drawing help from0:56local emergency services and state agencies.0:58Swenson was reported missing at eight thirty Saturday evening, October24.1:03Search efforts resumed at eight Monday morning.1:05Crews recovered the body shortly after ten that morning, bringing the lake search to1:09an end.1:10During the search, authorities weren't requesting volunteer searchers.1:13Their earlier request for information about Swenson's whereabouts belonged to that1:17search effort, which has now ended.1:18New London Fire Department and New London Ambulance assisted, along with Spicer Fire1:23Department and the Kandiohi County Rescue Squad.1:25Wilmar Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol also helped.1:28The Sheriff's Office also thanked the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,1:32Crossmond Consulting, and the County's water rescue and recovery team.1:35Sheriff Eric Tollifson called the end of the search a solemn conclusion and offered1:39condolences to Swenson's family.1:41Swenson's funeral notice lists October24 as her death date.1:45The body was recovered two days later on October26.1:49The notice gives the family's funeral arrangements, while official identification1:52and medical findings remain pending.1:54Visitation is scheduled from four to seven Thursday afternoon, October twenty-ninth1:58at Harvey Anderson and Johnson Funeral Home in Wilmar.2:01The funeral service is scheduled for eleven Friday morning, October thirtieth, at2:04Refuge Church in Wilmar.2:06Visitation will also take place during the hour before the service.2:09Interment is planned at Lake Florida Mission Covenant Cemetery in rural Spicer.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
