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CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
FBI assisting in investigation of two bodies found at Michigan's Isle Royale National Park
The FBI confirmed that it is assisting in an investigation after the bodies of two unidentified campers were found on Monday at Michigan's Isle Royale National Park. Federal investigators say they routinely assist in investigations if requested, but this does not mean they will open an investigation. "FBI policy prohibits the confirmation of the existence of investigations, the release of information on investigations and any public report on the closing on an investigation," the agency said in a statement. Authorities say that at about 4 p.m. on June 8, two park rangers responded to reports of two people dead at a remote campground within the park. After hiking 11 miles to the campground, the rangers found the two people on Monday. Additional ground and aviation resources responded to the scene. The cause of death is unknown.
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Mystery after two hikers are found dead on remote island in Lake Superior's Isle Royale National Park
Authorities have found two hikers dead on a remote island in Lake Superior and admit a mystery around their deaths. The investigation began on Sunday, when National Park Service rangers received multiple reports of dead bodies at a remote campground within Isle Royale National Park near Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Two rangers hiked 11 miles overnight to reach the area and discovered two people dead. Park authorities are now conducting an investigation. 'The causes of death are unknown at this time,' the National Park Service said in a statement. 'Additional ground and aviation resources responded starting Monday.' The names of the victims have not been released. Isle Royale National Park spans 132,000 acres across the northwestern portion of Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world. The park consists of one main island that is surrounded by 450 smaller islands. Visitors can only access the isolated park six months a year via a ferry, boat or seaplane. Popular tourist destinations within the park include Rock Harbor to the northeast and Windigo to the southwest, where many hiking trails start. The weather was mostly mild on Sunday and early Monday, with some thunderstorms reported in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Park rangers were also faced with a similar mystery in November after an unidentified body washed up on the lake's shore near Michigan's Miners Beach. Authorities used DNA analysis to identify him as 65-year-old John Kueber. Foul play was not suspected in that case, the National Park Service said in a statement. Four months earlier, a woman died hiking in the isolated national park in August. The 37-year-old had a sudden medical emergency in a remote location while walking with her husband, according to The Detroit News. In July, 70-year-old John Nousaine also died in the park while scuba diving toward the Emperor, a 525-foot steel ship that sank in Lake Superior nearly 80 years ago. His death marked the first diving-related fatality at Lake Superior in at least ten years, The Detroit News reports.
Associated Press
2 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
2 people found dead at remote island US national park in Lake Superior
HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Rangers hiked 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) overnight to confirm the deaths of two people who were camping at an island national park in Michigan's Lake Superior, authorities said Tuesday. 'The causes of death are unknown at this time. ... The incident is currently under investigation,' Isle Royale National Park said in a statement. Two rangers set out Sunday night after park staff was informed that two people were dead at a remote campground. They reached the site Monday. A phone message left with park authorities seeking more information Tuesday was not immediately returned. Isle Royale is an extraordinary wilderness park, accessible only by ferry, personal boat or seaplane and only open six months a year due to extreme weather. The island's population of moose and wolves is regularly studied by wildlife scientists.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
2 unidentified campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park, officials say
The National Park Service is investigating after two unidentified people were found dead at Isle Royale National Park. According to officials, at around 4 p.m. on June 8, two park rangers responded to a pair of separate reports of two people found dead at a remote backcountry campground that's within the park. The two rangers hiked 11 miles overnight to the campground, arriving early Monday morning. When rangers arrived at the site, they found the bodies of two unidentified people. The causes of death have not yet been determined. On Monday, additional aviation and ground resources responded to the area. The park service says more information will be released once it's available. An investigation is ongoing.
