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RESCUED: U.S. National Park Service Ranger and Alger County 911 working hard to pinpoint people whose vehicle has sunk in a water hole in remote area between Shingleton and Grand Marais, MI

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U.P. Breaking News Bulletin – 12-10-17 7:24 p.m. ET

Rescued: U.S. National Park Service Ranger and 911 dispatcher work on Sunday night to find people whose vehicle sunk – in remote Alger County

Ntl park service Nevins Lake Rd.

U.S. NPS Ranger, Alger 911 search turns out great as stranded people found

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By Greg Peterson
Upper Peninsula Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Shingleton, MI) – It began about an hour before dark on Sunday night, and one National Park Service ranger at the Hiawatha National Forest and a 911 dispatcher finally found people whose vehicle had sunk in a water hole.

The stranded people were found about 7:10 p.m. ET on Mahoney Lake Road.

“I am going to drive them to town,” a U.S. National Park Service Ranger told Alger 911.

“They are saying the car is filling up with water,” the ranger said requesting a flatbed and others be notified to help tow the vehicle.

“The vehicle is right in the middle of road and they said they just drove over some snow in sunk down a hole in the middle of the road” on Mahoney Lake Road, the ranger said.

“Right now just into town so they can call their parents,” as he was driving the kids to Munising and was told “Wilderness was on the phone wondering where you are going to drop off” the youths.

Earlier tonight, a 911 dispatcher notified a U.S. Park Service ranger that 911 had received more than a dozen cell phone calls that were unreadable because of the remote location of those needing help. This was just before dark on today, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.

The initial cell calls were “pinging off the Grand Marais tower.” The dispatcher also tried texting the 911 callers – who calls were breaking up and distorted.

The about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10-217, the dispatcher was able to ping back the call and discovered the apparent location was three miles off the Mahoney Lake Road – south of H-58. Finally, a one minute conversation with the 911 caller revealed their “vehicle sunk in a water hole” and no one was injured. The stranded people did not need medical assistance.

“She advised there are vehicle tracks where they were,” the dispatcher said.

The ranger told the dispatcher the road is not plowed and it may get his vehicle stuck.
Another location that is being searched is Nevins Lake Road off Mahoney Lake Rd.

The ranger is still trying finding the people at this hour but his vehicle may get stuck. The names of those involved have not been released.

I can not go any further down this Nevins Lake Road,” the ranger stated at 6:57 p.m. Sunday night “I am at the Camp Radar.”

U.P. Breaking News does not know the identity of the emergency officials who worked so hard to make the rescue happen.

The incident also highlights the bad conditions in remote area and those in vehicles or snowmobile should travel with caution.

Saluting U.S. National Park Service Rangers – Munising, Grand Marais, Shingleton – Hiawatha National Forest

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https://www.nps.gov/piro/index.htm
https://www.nps.gov/piro/learn/management/staffandoffices.htm
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/hiawatha/recarea/?recid=13273
Saluting Alger 911
http://www.algercourthouse.com/Sheriff/
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/Primary_PSAPs_430168_7.pdf