At approximately 9:48 Monday morning the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from family members of a 40 year old rural Dent man was found stuck in the air duct work of his house.
Family had arrived at the residence after not being able to reach the man by phone for several days.
The Dent Fire Department, Perham ambulance, and the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene.
When first responders arrived the man was determined to be deceased.
The death appears to be accidental but is under investigation by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department.
The name has not been released yet.
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