Lost hunter found in woods

Published 4:49 pm Thursday, September 28, 2017

REMER — Authorities have found a missing hunter who spent four days lost in the swampy woods of northern Minnesota.

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch said searchers found the 57-year-old South St. Paul man Tuesday morning in the Chippewa National Forest north of Remer.

Authorities said the man was treated at the scene and taken by ambulance to a hospital for evaluation. Temperatures during the time he was missing ranged from 82 degrees with high humidity to overnight lows of 37.

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There also was a lot of rain.

Last week a missing Twin Cities hunter was rescued by helicopter after spending three nights lost in the woods of Pine County.