Two decades ago, a local legend rose from the depths of Minnesota lake

Two decades ago, a local legend rose from the depths of Minnesota lake

SPICER, Minn. — For nearly 46 years, the murky depths of Green Lake in west-central Minnesota kept hidden a small military airplane that had crashed into its frigid waters after midnight on Oct. 15, 1958. It became the stuff of local lore. For all of those years, some hunted for the Cessna L-19 “Birddog” piloted by Capt. Richard P. Carey of the Minnesota Army National Guard. Carey, 36 at the time, lost his life. His body was recovered from the l…