Third body found in Minneapolis in three days as police investigate string of deaths: report

By Fox News (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-19 22:26:41 | Updated at 2026-08-19 22:32:24 19 minutes ago

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Police have reportedly been finding bodies across Minneapolis, with the latest grisly discovery made near the city’s Stone Arch Bridge.

FOX9 reports that the University of Minnesota Police Department found a body near the bridge but has not revealed the circumstances leading up to the person’s death.

The grim find marks the third body found in Minneapolis in three days. The first body was found on Saturday at 6 p.m. in a wooded area near East River Flats park near the Mississippi River.

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Police discovered a third body in three days in Minneapolis. On Monday a body was reportedly found near the Stone Arch Bridge. (Google Maps)

Police have identified the woman found Saturday evening as Karen Lynn Sognesand, 56, from Maple Grove, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

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Police reportedly found a body near East River Flats park. (Google Maps)

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An obituary for the woman says, "The most loving, caring, daughter, sister and friend has left us too soon. Her struggle with mental health and the loss of her dad was just too much."

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Reports say Karen Lynn Sognesand, 56, was found dead in a Minneapolis park. (Dignity Memorial: Karen Lynn Sognesand)

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The second body was found on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. near the shoreline of Bde Maka Ska Lake.

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A second body was reportedly found near Bde Mka Ska Lake in Minneapolis. (Google Maps)

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"The body was found in a severe state of decomposition, according to a statement from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board," the Star Tribune reported.

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It is unclear if the three bodies discovered are connected to a crime.

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