(KNOX) – Governor Tim Walz is authorizing the Minnesota National Guard to assist in the search for two canoeists missing since Saturday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
On May 18, four canoeists went over Curtain Falls inside the BWCA. Two members of the group have been rescued; however, two Minnesota residents remain missing.
The Minnesota National Guard will provide a Chinook helicopter and four crew members for the mission. The crew has been requested to provide lift assets to transport a boat and additional equipment from the EE-LEE airport to the area where two Minnesotans went missing.
This mission is in response to a request for assistance from the St. Louis County Sheriff.
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