Cass County Sheriffs Office

Tom Burch, Sheriff

PO Box 1119 | 303 Minnesota Ave | Walker MN 56484
218-547-1424 800-450-2677 218-547-3394 (fax)
cass.sheriff@co.cass.mn.us | www.co.cass.mn.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: Wednesday September 27, 2017
Contact: Tom Burch, Sheriff

REMER , MN MISSING HUNTER LOCATED AFTER 4 DAYS OF

BEING LOST IN SWAMPY CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on Monday, September 25 th, 2017 at 2:15 PM, the
Cass County Sheriffs Office received a report of a missing hunter in a remote location in rural
Boy Lake Township, north of Remer MN. Deputies responded to the scene and learned that an
adult male was missing from his hunting camp and had not had contact with family members
since Thursday, September 21st, 2017. Deputies searched the area and were unable to locate
the individual. On the morning of September 26, 2017, in very wet conditions, search efforts
continued. The male was located in an extremely difficult to access wet swampy area within
the Chippewa National Forest. The individual was treated on scene and transported by Remer
Ambulance to a Deer River Hospital for evaluation. Temperatures during the 4-day time period
that the individual was missing ranged from 82 degrees F with very high humidity to lows
overnight of 37 degrees F. There was also a significant amount of rain during this period.

With the upcoming fall hunting season, the Cass County Sheriffs Office and MN DNR reminds
all area hunters of the following safety considerations:
Get a detailed map of the area you are hunting, review it before you leave and carry it
with you in the field.
Carry a compass and know how to use it. Decide ahead of time the direction to head for
if you get lost or disoriented.
Weather can change quickly in Minnesota, so hunters should carry a simple survival kit
and be prepared for an unexpected overnight stay in the field. The survival kit should
contain a rope, knife, water, waterproof matches, an emergency shelter and first aid
supplies.

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 If you are on the water, make sure to wear a life vest.
Know your hunting partners' physical and emotional limitations, as well as your own,
and dont push your partners or yourself beyond those limits.
If hunting from an elevated stand use a Fall Restraint Device.
Always let someone know where you are going and when you plan to return.