US Edition2 Found Dead at Isle Royale Remote Backcountry Campground
- Last weekend, authorities discovered the bodies of two campers at a secluded camping area within Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.
- Around 4 p.m. on Sunday, authorities were alerted twice about the discovery of two deceased campers, prompting two rangers to hike 11 miles overnight to investigate the scene.
- Park rangers reached the campsite early Monday to verify the deaths of two unidentified individuals, prompting the deployment of additional support resources.
- Officials have not determined the cause of the fatalities, and the inquiry remains active, with further details to be shared as they become available.
- These deaths follow other recent fatalities at the park, including a Battle Creek woman and a Wisconsin man who died weeks earlier while scuba diving.
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2 campers found dead on remote island in Michigan
(WJW) -- The National Park Service and law enforcement are investigating after two campers were found dead on an island in Isle Royale National Park over the weekend. Park rangers responded to the park at about 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon after receiving two separate reports of two people found dead at a "remote backcountry campground," according to a news release from the National Park Service. ‘I had one beer’: New York man arrested after …
2 campers found dead on remote island in Lake Superior — 5 people were killed in less than a year on Great Lake
Two campers were found dead in Lake Superior's remote Isle Royale National Park, according to officials — marking the fourth and fifth deaths on the Great Lake in less than a year.
2 people found dead at remote campground in Michigan's Isle Royale National Park
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ISLE ROYALE, Mich.) — Two people were found dead at Isle Royale National Park in a “remote backcountry campground” within the park, according to the National Park Service. The Isle Royal National Park is a remote island wilderness in the middle of Lake Superior in Michigan. It is only accessible by ferry, seaplane or private watercraft, according to the NPS. Park rangers received reports of two people found dead at th…
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