- Date
- 1962-11
- Kind
- Rescue
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentdisastercommunity
- Within
- Lake Geneserath
Summary
Floyd Fasset of Charlotte, Michigan, became lost while hunting near Iron Ore Creek and Lake Geneserath in 1962. The December Beaver Beacon says he spent the night beside a fire and was found the next day on a logging trail west of Wicklow Beach by Phil Gregg, who drove him into town.
Evidence and limits
The route, search, and recovery are preserved as reported. The account does not provide a map, official search record, or exact date.
Sources
- Reports Floyd Fasset entering near Iron Ore Creek, becoming unable to cross the southwest side of Lake Geneserath, spending the night by a fire, and being found the next day on a logging trail west of Wicklow Beach by Phil Gregg’s search party. It does not provide a formal search log.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Floyd Fasset spends a night lost near Lake Geneserath, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-floyd-fasset-lost-hunter-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1962, “Lost.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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