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Lake County reported three calls on the same day in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
On June 25 at 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 to a campsite but had no way to get out.
At approximately 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.
On June 25 at 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 5:42 p.m. Morse-Fall Lake Fire and First Responders were 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.
On June 25 at 8 p.m., Lake County Dispatch received a call of a 15-year-old female with extreme abdominal pain on Clear Lake.
At 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 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 vehicle.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office thanked Lake County Search and Rescue, Morse-Fall Lake and Minnesota DNR Law Enforcement for their assistance in responding to these incidents.
