ELY, Minn. – A canoeist from the Twin Cities is the victim of an apparent drowning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the U.S. Forest Service located a capsized canoe Saturday afternoon on Iron Lake north of Ely. Deputies say staff discovered 62-year-old Robert James of St. Louis Park and his gear floating near the canoe.
A Forest Service aircraft recovered his body. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
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