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Officials: Body of missing kayaker found in Long Lake

Deputies were called to Long Lake just before 3 p.m. on Saturday for a report of a woman who had fallen out of a kayak and never resurfaced.

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. — Authorities say a woman's body was recovered on Tuesday from Long Lake in New Brighton.

According to a press release from the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, the body is believed to be a kayaker that had been missing since Saturday afternoon.

Deputies were called to Long Lake just before 3 p.m. on Saturday for a report of a woman who had fallen out of a kayak and never resurfaced. Authorities and two volunteer community organizations—Wings of Hope and Northstar Search and Rescue—assisted in the four-day search.

Officials say the Medical Examiner's Office will provide identification and cause of death of the woman.

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