A 9-year-old boy who was struck by a tree falling on a tent during a severe storm in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was evacuated late Tuesday night, authorities said.
Boy rescued after being hit by tree while in a tent in the Boundary Waters
The condition of the boy was not immediately known.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 19, 2024 at 1:16PM
Search and rescue crews reached the boy by boat and transported him to a waiting ambulance around 11 p.m., said Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen. The area was under a flood warning after torrential rains soaked much of the state.
The boy’s condition was not immediately known.
The sheriff had no additional information to share about the rescue.
