Missing 70-Year-Old Hiker Rescued After A Week On Lake Superior Island
A 70-year-old man who went missing while hiking on Isle Royale in Lake Superior was rescued on September 12, 2026, after being missing for a week.
Good Samaritan backpackers and Michigan State Police troopers located the man, who was injured and suffering from hypothermia.
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the man from Isle Royale National Park.
The man went missing on September 5, prompting a search and rescue effort involving Michigan State Police, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Coast Guard.
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Credit: U.S. Coast Guard / NTA
Byline: Darko Manevski, Journalist
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