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Cloquet Police Department
Sunday March 31st, 2019 :: 02:16 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Body Discovered in Cloquet Identified

PRESS RELEASE
 
For Immediate Release                                                                                       
Cmdr. Derek Randall
 
Cloquet, Minnesota, March 29, 2019/Cloquet Police Department
 

Body Discovered—Identity Confirmed

 
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On March 31, 2019, the Cloquet Police Department received confirmation from the Medical Examiner's Office that the body found on Friday was that of Dakotah Jayde Abramowski. 
 
Abramowski, a 21-year-old man, was reported missing on February 18, 2019, by a family member. Officers learned Dakotah had not been seen since leaving an apartment complex in the 600-block of Laurel Street on January 5, 2019.
 
On March 29, 2019, at approximately 2 p.m., officers from the Cloquet Police Department responded to a call in the 700-block of Poplar Avenue of someone lying on the ground in a yard. 
 
Upon arrival, officers found what appeared to be the body of a man on his back in the snow in a semi-wooded backyard. Officers determined the man was deceased at the scene.
 
The location where Abramowski's body was located is less than 500 yards from where he was initially reported missing.
The cause of death and toxicology reports are still pending.
 
This is an ongoing investigation, and the Cloquet Police Department will continue to follow-up on information regarding the circumstances surrounding Abramowski’s death. 
 
The Cloquet Police Department offers our condolences to Dakotah’s family and thanks all the agencies who have assisted or offered their assistance in the investigations, including: the Fond du Lac Police Department, Carlton County Sheriff's Office, St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and their Search and Rescue Team, the Duluth Police Department’s Search and Rescue K-9 team, The Carlton County and St. Louis County Mounted Posse, The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, The Department of Homeland Security, the Cloquet Area Fire District, and The Minnesota State Patrol Air Wing. 
 
Anyone with additional information is asked to call Commander Derek Randall at 218.879.1247 or the Police Department’s tip line by texting the word TIP CLOQUETPD followed by your tip to 888777. Anonymous messages may be left if desired.

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Cloquet Police Department
101 14th St
Cloquet, MN 55720

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 218-879-1247

Derek Randall
Commander Administration | Investigations
[email protected]
218-879-1247

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