Drowning victim in Eagan identified as 13-year-old boy Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie says 13-year-old Jeylon Elijah Holloway was walking his dog Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, when he reportedly drowned in open water on Lemay Lake in Eagan, Minn. (Source: GoFundMe) By Associated Press | February 3, 2021 at 3:51 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 3:51 PM
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) â Sheriffâs officials have identified the boy who drowned in an Eagan lake.
Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie says 13-year-old Jeylon Elijah Holloway was walking his dog last Thursday while staying at Sonesta ES Suites with his family who had recently moved back to Minnesota.
When the dog returned to the hotel alone, Jeylonâs mother called police. Eagan officers found Jeylonâs shoe near Lemay Lake, which isnât far from the hotel, leading them to believe the boy had fallen into open water.
Family mourns loss of teen who fell through ice on Eagan lake
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EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) - While it may be February in Minnesota, that doesn’t mean all ice is safe ice. A Twin Cities family is grieving the loss of their 13-year-old after a walk on a lake led to tragedy.
Jeylon Holloway loved adventures, video games and his dog Chloe.
Family mourns loss of teen who fell through ice on Eagan lake
Family members are mourning the loss of a teen boy who fell through the ice on a lake in Eagan, Minnesota. That was one of his best friends, the two of them together, said Winona Holloway, Jeylon’s mother.
13-year-old who drowned in Eagan lake is identified
Jeylon Holloway was bringing his dog for a walk when he fell into the lake.
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Feb 3, 2021
Jeylon Elijah Holloway, of Bloomington, died from freshwater drowning at University of Minnesota Masonic Children s Hospital at 4:21 a.m. on Jan. 29, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office said Tuesday.
He was found underwater and unresponsive in Lemay Lake at 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 28 after he had been reported missing at 1:30 p.m., the Dakota County Sheriff s Office said.
Police found a shoe near the lake, with the sheriff s office saying it s believed he fell into the open water near a drainage culvert.