Bde Maka Ska, East River Flats and Stone Arch victims all identified or distinguished; no links found
Police say the three bodies recovered from Minneapolis waterways this week have been identified or otherwise distinguished, and investigators have found no known link between the cases.[1]
The East River Flats victim was identified as a 56-year-old woman named Sognesand.[2] The Stone Arch victim was identified as Randip Eugene Satoskar.[1] A decomposed body found along the shore of Bde Maka Ska remains under investigation and has not been publicly identified.[3] Jurisdictions are split: Minneapolis police are handling the East River Flats case, the Hennepin County Sheriff is handling the Bde Maka Ska matter, and University of Minnesota Police are overseeing the Stone Arch investigation.[1]
FOX 9 reported Tuesday that the Bde Maka Ska discovery was the third body found in Minneapolis in three days.[4] Initial reporting said police had not released evidence of a link among the recoveries.[4]
FOX 9 identified the East River Flats victim on Wednesday as a 56-year-old woman named Sognesand.[2] FOX 9 confirmed Friday that the Stone Arch victim was Randip Eugene Satoskar and reiterated investigators found "no known connection" among the three waterway deaths.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- FOX 9 reported Tuesday, August 18, 2026 that the Bde Maka Ska discovery was the third body found in Minneapolis in three days, following recoveries at East River Flats Park and near the Stone Arch Bridge.
- As of FOX 9's Aug. 18 report, police had not released any evidence suggesting the three Minneapolis body recoveries were connected.
- On Wednesday, August 19, 2026 FOX 9 identified the East River Flats victim as a 56-year-old, referred to in coverage as Sognesand.
- On Friday, August 21, 2026 FOX 9 confirmed the Stone Arch victim as Randip Eugene Satoskar.
- FOX 9's Aug. 21 update reiterated that police have found 'no known connection' among the three Minneapolis waterway deaths.
- Investigations are split: MPD is handling Sognesand’s East River Flats case, the Hennepin County Sheriff is handling the decomposed Bde Maka Ska body, and U of M Police are overseeing the Stone Arch/Satoskar investigation.
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- Confirms the identity of the Stone Arch victim as Randip Eugene Satoskar, which was not present in earlier reporting that only noted a 'third body'.
- Clarifies again that police have found 'no known connection' among the three Minneapolis waterway deaths.
- Restates the investigative split: MPD handling Sognesand’s East River Flats case, Hennepin County Sheriff handling the decomposed Bde Maka Ska body, and U of M Police overseeing the Stone Arch/Satoskar case.
- Provides the name and basic demographics (56-year-old woman) of the East River Flats victim referred to generically in earlier three-body coverage.
- Clarifies via MPD that there is no known link between the Bde Maka Ska, East River Flats and Stone Arch Bridge cases.
- Places the Bde Maka Ska body discovery in a sequence with the East River Flats Park and Stone Arch Bridge cases, all within three days.
- Clarifies that, as of this report, police have not released any evidence suggesting the three Minneapolis body recoveries are connected.