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DJ Stokes Identified As Man Who Drowned In Lake Minnetonka While Trying Save Friend
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says he and two women went into the water to help a woman who fell into the lake from a pontoon.
July 22, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities say that they recovered the body of a man Monday who was reportedly trying to help a struggling swimmer at Lake Minnetonka.
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Chef Christina Nguyen, of northeast Minneapolis restaurant Hai Hai, announced on Instagram Monday that the victim is Deveric “DJ” Stokes, who served there as sous chef. She described him as “big-hearted, kind … and a chef that put soul into whatever he cooked.”
Stokes had been missing since Thursday evening. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says he and two women went into the water to help a woman who fell into the lake from a pontoon.
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