The population at Silver Lake grew to astonishingly high numbers. Tens of thousands would winter there and Rochester became the “epicenter of goose hunting in Minnesota,” Weiss said.

The Minnesota State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office, Silver Lake Fire and Ambulance, and Allina Ambulance.

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