Overview
- In a Wednesday update, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said the medical examiner found Benn died from a single motor vehicle crash with water submersion.
- There is no evidence of foul play, his death is being ruled accidental, and authorities have closed the investigation.
- A fisherman reported a sonar anomaly that led responders to recover a 1963 Buick Electra from the Mississippi River near Riverside Avenue in Sartell on Aug. 10, 2025.
- On Sept. 4, the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed through DNA testing that the recovered remains were those of Roy Benn.
- Benn was 59 when he was last seen around 4 a.m. on Sept. 25, 1967, in a Sartell café, and the sheriff's office issued thanks to assisting agencies in a press release.