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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release |
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Incident Date:
06-27-21
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Incident Time: 9:09 PM
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Incident location: Namakan Lake Voyageur National Park (Northern St. Louis County)
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INDIVIDUAL(S) INVOLVED: (Refer to News Media Policy-Rules III A. I Thru 4: Procedures B.1, A thru J & 1; 2b; 3b; g & h; 4a, b, & c)
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Name: Adult male
Name: Adult female
Name: Juvenile female
Name: Adult male
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Age: 42
Age: 40
Age: 7
Age: 39
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Address: Crystal, MN
Address: Crystal, MN
Address: Crystal, MN
Address: St. Paul, MN
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Incident Summary: On 06-27-21, at approximately 9:09 PM, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Voyageur National Park Service, MN DNR, St. Louis County Rescue Squad, International Falls Ambulance, and Kabetogama Fire/First Responders responded to Namakan Lake within the Voyageur National Park for a water emergency. St. Louis County 911 received a 911 call reporting a capsized boat with 4 people in the water on Namakan Lake East of Old Dutch Bay and South of Ziski Island. This location is approximately 3.5 miles by water from the Ash River Visitors Center. One of the involved persons had called 911 from their cellphone to report the incident. The four people in the water were rescued by other boaters in the vicinity. The four people were wearing life jackets. They were transported to the Ash River Visitor Center. It was learned that the four persons had left the Ash River Visitor Center and were heading to a camp site on Namakan Lake when their boat, which was overloaded with persons and gear, began taking on water and eventually capsized. All four parties were uninjured and released at the scene.
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Authority: Sgt. Robert Tarr (218) 742-9825
Date: 06-28-21 Time: 5:00 AM
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