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Minnesota conservation officers recognized for lifesaving efforts

Several conservation officers will be recognized this month for their lifesaving responses in 2025, the DNR said, including those who assisted lost hunters on Nov. 21.
As licensed peace officers, conservation officers frequently respond to outdoor emergencies, and the DNR enforcement division said these honors recognize lifesaving responses during 2025 requiring rapid action.
Using drones, a Beltrami County sheriff's deputy and Jamus Veit located a lost hunter while officers applied two tourniquets to control bleeding and credited technology for aiding rescues.
A lost hunter was reunited with family after nearly eight hours in the woods, with paramedics reporting a rescued man's body temperature at 93 degrees, signaling he may not have survived without help.
About 150 conservation officers serve across Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says; as licensed peace officers, they often respond urgently to protect people and resources.

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Minnesota conservation officers recognized for lifesaving efforts

Several Minnesota conservation officers will be recognized this month for their lifesaving efforts in 2025. Some have been on the force for several years, others only a couple of years, but each of them applied their training – sometimes on the spur of the moment – to the particular circumstances to which they were called to help someone in need while recreating outdoors. It’s never an easy task. When officers receive a call to help someone in n…

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