Spirit Lake Man Found Dead at Lester Milligan Park in Mason City

MASON CITY, Iowa — Mason City police are investigating after a Spirit Lake man was found dead early Wednesday morning at Lester Milligan Park.

According to a Mason City Police Department press release, officers were called at about 1:08 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, for a report of an unresponsive adult male on the ground inside Lester Milligan Park, located at 1180 15th Street SW.  

When officers arrived, they found a deceased man near a vehicle in the park’s gravel parking lot. Mason City Fire medics and an investigator with the Cerro Gordo County Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the scene.  

Police identified the man as 47-year-old Bradley Johnson of Spirit Lake, Iowa. Authorities said his family has been notified.  

Investigators with the Mason City Police Department and the Medical Examiner’s Office processed the scene. Police said there is no indication of any threat to the public, and no additional people are believed to be involved.  

The State Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy as part of the investigation.

Police said the case remains under investigation and no further information will be released at this time.