Police recover body from pond in Montgomery
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Authorities recovered a body from a pond near a residence in Montgomery Wednesday night.
Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason said that at about 7:01 p.m., the sheriff’s office and the Montgomery Police Department responded to a residence located on 14th Street NE, east of County Road 3.
The property owner placed the call, stating there was someone in the pond located on their property.
Rescue personnel responded to the location and found a man floating facedown in the pond. He was removed from the water and brought to shore, where he was pronounced dead. Deputies identified the man as Alex Matthew Pettman, 49, a resident from Sunrise Farms.
Officials will conduct an official autopsy to determine the cause of death within the next week.