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St. Louis County, Lake County Rescue, Sheriff's Deputies, Minnesota DNR, Minnesota HSEM, Northern Tier, 911 Dispatchers, the Minnesota State Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, USFS, Ely Area Ambulance, and many other agencies were involved in the search and rescue of the Girl Scouts. Privacy Notice Do Not Sell My Info | A Girl Scouts spokeswoman said the group is from Chicago and were following a pre-planned route.
Your California Privacy Rights "The lead guide called in the lightning strike, per protocol, informed authorities of their exact location per the planned route, and said 'they believe that lightning struck the ground and they might have experienced ground current,'" McMullen said. Lightning struck nearby the group, but no one was injured as a result, the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines said in a statement Saturday. Authorities in northern Minnesota have reached a group of Girl Scouts who were reportedly affected by a lightning strike in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. WIRT-DT FCC Public Inspection File
The rescue squad clarified that the group was never "missing" or "stranded," and all patients were "awake, alert, and able to move without assistance.". Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights Girl Scouts Lakes and Pines staff has been working with local authorities, and the group has been in constant contact with medical personnel the entire time.
The team knew the group's location because the outfitter was able to give them the campsite number. Before reaching safety, the girls had to be rescued by ground and paddle teams about midnight after the Minnesota State Police dispatched a plane to pinpoint the location of the group, authorities said. Thanks for contacting us.
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Lightning struck nearby the group, but no one was injured as a result, the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines said in a statement Saturday.
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"Thank you for all your comments, support, prayers, and inquiries," St. Louis County Rescue Squad said. The St. Louis County Rescue Squad confirmed early Saturday that crews had reached the scouts on a Knife Lake island and would bring the entire party out.
Updated: July 27, 2019 01:41 PM. They’re waiting out dangerous conditions and potential injuries in BWCA, while search & rescue teams try to locate them. A spokesman said Gov.
All nine members of the party arrived at the Moose Lake landing east of Ely just before 4 a.m. Saturday.
The nine Girl Scouts who encountered severe weather on the Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Friday evening have been rescued.
We rely on your help to do this. Locator map for Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northeast of Ely, Minn. Tim Walz was monitoring the situation.
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© document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); WDIO-TV, LLC Other agencies involved in the effort included the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Forest Service, Minnesota State Patrol, U.S. Border Patrol and Ely Area Ambulance. The girls range in age from 15 to 18 years old, Slatten said.
Authorities in northern Minnesota have reached a group of Girl Scouts who were reportedly affected by a lightning strike in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Local officials also said they reached out to the Army National Guard for help, but the guard was unable to deploy a Blackhawk helicopter due to its use elsewhere. The council is working closely with Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana to ensure the safe return of the Girl Scouts.
According to another statement, no one was directly struck by lightning but "they might have experienced ground current.". All rescue personnel have returned safely to the Command Post as well.
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Officials had said before reaching the group that two girls were "showing accute symptoms that have us concerned.". Anoka-Hennepin School District had kept him from using boys' locker room. WDIO
Tim Walz tweeted about the rescue effort late Friday as well, calling them "a group of very brave Girl Scouts [who] need your prayers tonight.".
We're going to do everything we can to bring them home safe.
(Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. "All of the girls are back at the canoe base and have changed into dry clothes and were sipping on warm beverages," the group posted on its Facebook page.