- Date
- 1997-11-21
- Kind
- Rescue
- Where
- Garden Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- emergency-managementhuntingcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Garden Island
Summary
The December 1997 Beaver Beacon reports that a deer hunter who became lost on Garden Island was found by a ground crew on November 21. The Coast Guard supported the search with repeated overflights, radio reports to the ground team, and an overflight of a dog team.
Evidence limits
The brief notice does not name the hunter, identify the ground team, give the search start time or coordinates, or provide an independent Coast Guard report.
Sources
- Reports that a deer hunter lost on Garden Island was found by a ground crew on November 21; the Coast Guard flew over the island, radioed reports to the ground team, and flew over a dog team to assist. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Garden Island search and recovery notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Ground crew finds a lost deer hunter on Garden Island, 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-garden-island-lost-hunter-rescue-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1997, “HUNTER FOUND!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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