ELY, Minn. (Northern News Now) – A Kentucky man and his teenage son were rescued Friday from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after a distress signal was activated near the Canadian border.
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received GPS coordinates around 9:55 a.m. that placed the signal on the southern edge of Lac La Croix, north of Ely.
Authorities said a 59-year-old man had suffered a back injury. Because of the remote location, the U.S. Forest Service helped fly rescue crews to the area…