One person found dead outside home in rural Pine Island after fire

PINE ISLAND, Minn. (KTTC) – A 30-year-old man was found dead outside of his home in rural Pine Island on Monday.

According to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), dispatchers were called at 5:49 p.m. about a person who was possibly dead outside of a house located on the 9200 block of County Road 5 in the township of New haven.

Pine Island Fire Department was the first on scene and found a man with extensive burns in front of the house. Life saving measures were conducted but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man has been identified at Jacob Byler of Pine Island.

There was a fire in a portion of the house, but it is unclear how the fire started.

Neighbors told officials they did not hear or see anything suspicious.

The house was secured Monday night and OCSO and the Fire Marshall will be working together Tuesday to continue the investigation.

An autopsy will be performed Tuesday morning at Mayo Clinic to determine cause of death.