STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) – Deputies have rescued two fishermen stranded in separate vehicles on Jamestown Reservoir due to wind and snow. The Stutsman County sheriff’s deputies used a tracked vehicle to rescue the men Sunday morning. The men had gone onto the reservoir to fish, but became stuck. Residents reported seeing the two vehicles on the reservoir flashing their lights. One man did not have a cellphone and the other may not have had cell service. Both stayed in their vehicles overnight. Neither man was injured.
Four ice fishermen are safe after being rescued Sunday night from a lake along the Gunflint Trail in northeastern Minnesota. their snowmobiles became stuck in about 14 inches of slush on Greenwood Lake and they were not able to report their location.
They were eventually located and transported to Grand Marais by emergency responders. One of the men had signs of hypothermia, frostbite and dehydration from being on the ice in blizzard conditions for several hours.
Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen said, “We are grateful we were able to get these folks out alive and that all of the responders are going home safely.”