Josh Skluzacek Created: July 01, 2021 09:45 PM A man is dead after a suspected drowning on Lake Minnetonka on Thursday night. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said its Water Patrol unit received a report of a swimmer who'd gone underwater at Commons Beach in Excelsior at about 6 p.m. Three Water Patrol boats responded along with South Lake Minnetonka Police, Excelsior Fire and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and a conservation officer saw the swimmer underwater. According to the sheriff's office, the conservation officer and a deputy jumped into the water and were able to pull the victim out of the water and into a patrol boat. Lifesaving measures then began until they got to shore and paramedics took over.