Authorities search Minnesota lake for missing paddle boarder

Authorities are searching for a paddle boarder who went missing on Lake Waconia over the weekend.

The Carver County Sheriff's Office says 35-year-old Andrew Stifter, of Waconia, went to the lake on Saturday afternoon to photograph wildlife from his paddle board and didn't return. His paddle board was found about 100 feet offshore.

Searches on Sunday and Monday with the help of a dive team turned up property belonging to Stifter.

Search efforts were resuming Tuesday.

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