Culver man dies in weekend crash

A Culver man was found dead Sunday, Oct. 29 after his vehicle apparently flipped into a water-filled ditch off St. Louis County Highway 7 south of Highway 133 in Meadowlands Township.

A 911 call came in just before 9 a.m. Sunday. Area first responders were dispatched and found a male, the only occupant of the vehicle, inside the vehicle. He was later identified as 25-year-old Zachary Nicholas Johnson from Culver.

This incident remains under investigation by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office and St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Assisting agencies included Meadowlands Fire and EMS, Alborn Fire Department and the Minnesota State Patrol.