Dakota County calls for tips in suspicious river death of Minneapolis man
Dakota County authorities are asking the public for tips about the friends, associates and recent activities of Timothy Standish Jr., 40, whose body was recovered near East River Flats Park in Minneapolis.[1]
Standish lived in Minneapolis' Stevens Square neighborhood.[2] Dakota County first appealed for information in an Aug. 17 report asking for tips about Standish's friends and recent activities.[3] The Minneapolis Police Department said it does not see a connection between the East River Flats recovery and other recent recoveries.[1]
FOX 9 first reported Dakota County's appeal on Aug. 17.[3] On Aug. 18 the outlet confirmed the deceased as Timothy Standish Jr. and said a body near the Stone Arch Bridge marked the third recovery in three days.[2]
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- Dakota County authorities are asking the public for tips about the friends, associates and recent activities of Timothy Standish Jr..
- Timothy Standish Jr., 40, was confirmed as the deceased and lived in Minneapolis’ Stevens Square neighborhood.
- The body recovered near East River Flats Park in Minneapolis was identified as Standish.
- Minneapolis Police Department officials said they do not see a connection between the East River Flats recovery and other recent recoveries, even as Dakota County continues its appeal for information.
- FOX 9 placed the Standish identification in the context of a spate of recent body recoveries in and around Minneapolis, noting a body found near the Stone Arch Bridge that marked the third recovery in three days.
- FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul published reports on this story on August 18, 2026 and August 19, 2026 (Central time), with the identification reported on August 19, 2026.
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- Situates the East River Flats ID and MPD’s no-connection statement alongside Dakota County’s ongoing appeal for information about Timothy Standish Jr.
- Confirms the deceased as Timothy Standish Jr., 40, who lived in Minneapolis' Stevens Square neighborhood.
- Reiterates that Dakota County authorities are seeking information on Standish's friends, associates, and recent activities.
- Places the Standish case in the context of a spate of recent body recoveries in and around Minneapolis.