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2 Found Dead at Isle Royale Remote Backcountry Campground
- Officials reported that on Sunday evening near Houghton, two campers were discovered deceased at an isolated campsite within Isle Royale National Park.
- Officials were alerted to the deaths by two different calls around 4 p.m. on Sunday, leading rangers to undertake an overnight 11-mile trek to investigate the site.
- Rangers reached the campground early Monday and verified the deaths of two unidentified individuals, after which more ground and aerial teams were deployed beginning that day.
- Officials indicated that the reasons for the fatalities have not yet been determined and noted that the situation is being investigated, with further details to be shared when available.
- This incident follows other recent deaths at Isle Royale, including a Battle Creek woman and a Wisconsin man, underscoring ongoing investigations in the remote park.
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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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