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Multiple Boundary Waters Canoe Area Emergencies

On June 25, 2024 at approximately 1532 hours (3:32 p.m.), Lake County Dispatch received a call of a capsized canoe on Bald Eagle Lake. An adult male and his 14-year-old son were able to swim to shore at a campsite but had no way to get out. At approximately 1847 hours (6:47 p.m.), Lake County Search and Rescue members boat­ed out to the parties and were able to transport them back to their campsite, but due to the poor water conditions, Rescue members were unable to transport them out that day. At the time of the incident, Ely Outfitting Company was planning to escort the individuals out while retrieving their equipment the following morning. Both individuals were wearing their lifejackets at the time they went into the water.

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On June 25, 2024 at 1708 hours (5:08 p.m.), Lake County Dispatch received a call of a res­cue needed on Lake One. Two adults and two teenagers had capsized their canoe but were able to get the canoe back and make it to an island. They could not make it back to their vehicle due to the water conditions and did not have gear for camping overnight. At 1742 hours (5:42 p.m.) Moorse/Fall Lake Fire/Rescue was requested to assist as Lake County Search and Rescue was al­ready responding to the call on Bald Eagle Lake. All individuals were wearing their lifejackets at the time they went into the water.

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On June 25, 2024 at 2000 hours (8:00 p.m.), Lake County Dispatch received a call from a 15-year-old female with extreme abdominal pain on Clear Lake. At 2103 hours (9:03 p.m.), two DNR Conservation Officers responded with their boat from Farm Lake and responded up the North Kawishiwi River to the portage with Clear Lake to pick up the female patient and her father. At 2218 hours (10:18 p.m.), the DNR Conservation Officers brought the parties out at the Farm Lake BWCA Entry Point where they headed to the hospital in their own vehicles. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank Lake County Search and Rescue, Morse/ Fall Lake Fire and Rescue, and the Minnesota DNR Law Enforcement Division for their assis­tance in responding to these

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