Man Drowned In Twin Cities Creek While On Drugs, Alcohol: Examiner

St. Louis Park MN

09 May, 2022

8:33 AM

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BROOKLYN PARK, MN — A 35-year-old man drowned in Brooklyn Park's Shingle Creek while he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. Michael A. Johnson, 35, drowned on March 20 at 2:43 p.m. in the creek near 74th Avenue North and Unity Lane North. On Friday, the medical examiner ruled that his death was accidental and a result of "acute cocaine and alcohol intoxication complicating freshwater drowning."