The body of Richard Allen Johnson, a 59-year-old Watertown man who was reported missing after he hadn’t been seen for three days, was located north of Watertown Tuesday night, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office..

The Sheriff’s Office began a large scale search for Johnson early on June 24 near Watertown. His body was found later that day at 7:45 p.m. in the Crow River not too far from his residence, said Robert Van Den Broeke, Carver County Sheriff Information Officer. 

The Sheriff's Office first received a 9-1-1 call reporting his absence at 7:15 a.m., June 23.

Johnson, who lived on Riverside Terrace in Watertown, was visiting relatives in the Virginia, Minn. area last week. He left Hibbing early Saturday morning, June 21, and his pickup was observed parked in his driveway by neighbors in Watertown at around 9 a.m. Saturday morning.

No one had seen Johnson since he returned to Watertown and the search intensified after he failed to show up for work on Monday morning.

Van Den Broeke said at this point, they are not considering Johnson's death a homocide.

"We do not suspect foul play," he said.

The coroner's office has yet to complete its report.