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Crews rescue 9-year-old boy in Boundary Waters after tree fell on him

Updated on: June 19, 2024 / 10:25 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota

Child extracted from BWCA after tree falls on him

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — Search and rescue crews evacuated a 9-year-old boy from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Tuesday night after he was injured by a falling tree.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the tree landed on the boy's tent during a storm.

The boy was successfully medevacked and is being treated at North Shore Health in Grand Marais. His condition has not been released.

This is a developing story. Stay with WCCO.com for more.

Stephen Swanson

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. A 21-year WCCO-TV veteran, Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the newsroom, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.