Incident Summary:
On Saturday evening, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office
received a report that a person on an ATV had located a Dodge Intrepid which
was stuck down a remote trail north of Fredenburg Township (north of Duluth). The vehicle was found to be the same one Ed Lepage
was last seen driving. A search of the
area was conducted that evening. The search
continued all day Sunday. It was coordinated
by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office Rescue Squad. The area is heavily wooded and swampy. Searchers were assisted by a helicopter from
the MN Air National Guard as well as Rescue Squad canines and drones.
Search efforts continue this week, focusing within walking distance
of where the vehicle was located. Specially
trained canines will also be utilized. At
this time the Sheriff’s Office is not asking for assistance from the public
with the ground search. Anyone
who may have had contact with Mr. Lepage in the past two weeks is urged to
contact the Duluth Police or the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office by calling 911
or 218-336-4350.
Assisting Agencies
Additional Information or Update:
Authority: Sgt. Wade Rasch
Date: 8-14-2017 Time: 5:30 PM
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