The body of a 62-year-old Minnesota man was found partially submerged Friday in the Boundary Waters canoeing area in the northern part of the state.
The man, identified as Mark Ham, was discovered by canoeists around 5 p.m. who called 911, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Ham, who was not wearing a life jacket, was canoeing by himself, his family told law enforcement. A life jacket was found at the scene.
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A lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“With Minnesota's fishing season opening this weekend, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and Rescue Squad would like to remind everyone to please wear their life jacket when out water and enjoy their favorite water recreation this summer,” the department said. in a press release.
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office are investigating Ham's death.
A canoeist in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in 2019. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
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Ham lived in Duluth.
His death comes a week after a 20-year-old man drowned while trying to save a 23-year-old woman while they were hiking around a lake near Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 29 .
A canoe in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Mark Ham, 62, lived in Duluth, Minnesota. (Jeffrey Phelps/Getty Images)
Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional death, and 80% of drowning deaths involve men, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is near the border with Ontario, Canada, approximately 25 miles north of Ely, Minnesota.