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Boat Collided With Break Wall And Sank Into Lake Superior

Aug 11, 2022 09:17AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Fox 21 News 

By KQDS News Staff via Fox 21 News - August 10, 2022

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says a boat collided with a break wall and sunk Tuesday night.

At 10:50 p.m. the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office responded to a water emergency at the Minnesota/Wisconsin point of entry on Lake Superior.

Officials say five adults were traveling when the boat they were on hit the break wall on the Minnesota side. The boat then took on water and beached on the rocks.

Everyone on the boat was able to make it to land safely with assistance from responding emergency agencies. No injuries were reported, according to a press release.

The boat is still beached on the rocks at this time.


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