UPDATE: Body Found in River Identified as Missing Baldwin Man

UPDATE: The body of a man found Tuesday in the St. Croix River has been identified as Donald D. Marklowitz Jr., 54, of Baldwin, according to a Washington County Sheriff's Office news release.

Full text of the release:

On May 14th, 2013, the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to the St. Croix River near the 900 blk of Quentin Avenue South to recover a deceased subject.  Subsequently the body was turned over to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office.  The Ramsey County ME's Office positively identified the subject as Donald Duane Marklowitz Jr.dob/070158.  Marklowitz Jr. was last seen in Hudson, Wisconsin on April 1st, 2013.  The exact cause of death is still under investigation.  At this time, neither the Washington County Sheriff's Office nor Wisconsin authorities are looking for anyone in relation to this case and there is no threat to the public.  The Sheriff's Office received a significant amount of assistance from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Hudson, Wisconsin Police Department.

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ORIGINAL POST: The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dead body that was found along the shore of the St. Croix River Tuesday morning in Lakeland.

Deputies were called to the 900 block of Quentin Avenue South in Lakeland at about 11:38 a.m., May 14 on a report of a possible deceased body on the shore, Washington County Sheriff’s Office Commander Brian Mueller said. When deputies arrived on the scene, they did locate a deceased individual at that location.

“It was determined that the subject was deceased, appeared to had been in the water for a long period of time and was in a significant state of decomposition,” Mueller said.

Because of decomposition, it's difficult to tell if the person is a man or woman, Mueller said.

Deputies were not yet able to determine the person’s identity, he said. The body was given to the Ramsey County Medical Examiners Office for investigation.

The incident remains an ongoing investigation, Mueller said.

Check back for updates as more information is made available.