Foul play is not suspected in the death of an 85 year old man who was found in a ditch near Northwood on Monday
The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department was notified of the body by a rural mail carrier around 10:30 a.m. The ditch was along the 200 block of 41st Street Northeast.
The GFSO says it appears Gerald Thingelstad walked away from his home during the early morning hours…became disoriented…and succumbed to freezing temperatures.
The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Northwood Police Department, Northwood Fire & EMS, and the Grand Forks County Coroner.
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