MN: Hunter ‘in distress’ rescued after hours lost in rural Minnesota

MN: Hunter ‘in distress’ rescued after hours lost in rural Minnesota

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/hunter-in-distress-rescued-after-hours-lost-in-rural-minnesota

09/22/2025

A 52-year-old hunter is safe after being rescued with the aid of a drone search in Kandiyohi County last Friday.

According to the county sheriff’s office, the hunter from Stewartville was reported missing around 9:57 p.m. in the 29000 block of County Road 9 Northeast in Burbank Township, which is located a few miles southeast of Belgrade, or about 10 miles north of Willmar.

The hunter hadn’t been seen since 5:30 p.m., so the sheriff’s office began searching the area with a drone and a K9. A New London firefighter with a drone was also assisting in the search — and the hunter was spotted by the firefighter, via the drone, just before 11 p.m.

“At approximately 10:52 PM, the New London drone located the missing hunter, who appeared to be in distress,” the sheriff’s office said in a release. “The hunter was waving his arms at the drone, which hovered above him while a rescue team was being formed by the multiple responding agencies.”

The rescue team then entered the woods on foot and by ATV, traversed the dense woods and swampy terrain and reached the man at 11:39 p.m. The hunter was guided out of the woods just before midnight.

The Stewartville man was cleared by medics at the scene.

Newsletter

Contact Us

Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting / C.A.S.H.
P.O. Box 562
New Paltz, NY 12561
845/256-1400
Copyright © 1998-2025 C.A.S.H. (Committee T0 Abolish Sport Hunting). All rights reserved.All content copyright C.A.S.H. unless otherwise noted. May be copied only for personal use or by not-for-profit organizations to promote compassionate and responsible living. All copied and reprinted material must contain proper credits and web site link C.A.S.H.. Fair Use Notice: This document, and others on our web site, may contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owners. We believe that this not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law). If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. The "C.A.S.H." web site is sponsored by The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation and all-creatures.org Thank you for visiting Committee To Abolish Sports Hunting (C.A.S.H.).