 Flanagan says the funds will help 4,500 first-generation homebuyers purchase their first homes. In other news, the 27-year-old man recovered from the St. Croix River last Wednesday has been identified. Officials say Jeremy Paulson was swimming at Afton State Park Beach when he went underwater and did not resurface. Paulson was recovered by the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department in 18 feet of water around 20 to 30 feet offshore. He was brought to Regions Hospital where he later died. This is Eminent.