India, Oct. 3 -- Brian Daley, the 60-year-old Utica, Minnesota, man who went missing earlier this week after his pontoon boat was found floating unattended in the Mississippi River, has been found dead, authorities said Friday.

Daley was located approximately 1.5 miles south of Lock and Dam 5 in the Mississippi River, within Minnesota waters, according to a joint update from the Winona County Sheriff's Office and Buffalo County Sheriff's Office. Authorities had launched a multi-agency search after his pontoon boat was discovered without him aboard.

Daley was reported missing at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Winona County Sheriff's Office. His pontoon boat was later found floating unattended in the main channel of the Missi...