Tragic End to Missing I. Falls Man

A man who was the subject of a search in International Falls has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Koochiching County Sheriff's Department says 74-year-old Charles Kay Johnson died at the Rainy Lake Medical Centre from injuries suffered in the accident that occurred on Highway 11-71, north of County Road 107 at around 2:30 this morning.

Johnson had been the subject of a police search after failing to appear in court on Monday.

Police, with the assistance of a St. Louis County Sheriff Department dog team, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and local divers, began searching the Rainy River and the surrounding woods yesterday after his vehicle was found at the Shorewood River access.