ELY, MN (KDAL) – On Saturday afternoon employees of the U-S Forest Service reported that they had located a capsized canoe at Iron Lake in the BWCA.
Upon further investigation, they located a body, wearing a life jacket, floating near the canoe.
The victim was identified as 62 year old Robert Sydney James from St. Louis Park, Minnesota. It is believed he was on a solo canoe trip in the BWCA.
The incident is being investigated by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department and the Midwest Medical Examiners Office.
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