Stranded Canoers Rescued In Minnesota Boundary Waters

SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST, MN — Two people were rescued early Friday in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) after the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office received a report of overdue parties on a canoe trip off of the Echo Trail. The search consisted of land, air, and water resources.

On June 2 at around 1 a.m., a fixed wing aircraft operated by the Minnesota State Patrol that was searching for the lost parties near Oyster Lake located them when the lost parties used a flashlight from the ground to signal the plane. Shortly after that, a helicopter from the Air National Guard out of Duluth retrieved the two stranded canoers.

There were only two in the group as opposed to three as originally thought. Both people were located uninjured and taken to Ely Hospital as a precautionary measure.

Assisting Agencies

St Louis County Sheriff's Rescue Squad, MN DNR, US Forest Service, Air National Guard, Minnesota State Patrol

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