Craig Berg, a 70-year-old hiker, was found injured but alive after being missing for a week on Isle Royale in Michigan. He was rescued on Saturday with assistance from various search teams including the US Coast Guard, who airlifted him to safety. Berg’s nine-day solo hiking trip had ended when he failed to return home as planned on September 5th; search efforts began the following day and involved multiple agencies until his rescue.
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Story summary
On September 5, Craig Berg, a 70-year-old hiker from Michigan, went missing during a nine-day solo backpacking trip on Isle Royale. His family reported him missing after he failed to return home as expected and did not board the scheduled ferry back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Search operations initiated by the US Coast Guard, Michigan state police troopers, local officials, and fellow hikers commenced on September 6. After a week-long search, Berg was found alive but injured and hypothermic on the island. A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the US Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City airlifted him to safety at Marquette regional airport in Gwinn, Michigan, covering a distance of 140 miles (230km).
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A 70-year-old hiker who had been missing for a week on a Michigan island was rescued on Saturday, according to the US Coast Guard.
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Craig Berg was located on Isle Royale with the help of backpackers, Michigan state police troopers and local officials.
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Berg → locate → backpackers
Even though Berg was found injured and hypothermic, he is “alive and alert”, according to a statement posted to the Isle Royale national park’s Facebook page.
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he → find → page
After Berg was located, a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from US Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City hoisted Berg from the island and transported him to Marquette regional airport in Gwinn, Michigan, 140 miles (230km) away.
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crew → locate → Gwinn
The Isle Royale national park’s statement reported that Berg had been missing since 5 September.
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Berg → report → September
Berg was on what was planned as a nine-day solo backpacking hike on the large Lake Superior island.
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what → plan → island
He was supposed to take a ferry back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on 5 September, but family members said that he did not arrive home.
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he → suppose → September
According to Local 4, a Detroit station, Berg’s family reported him missing when the hiker did not return as planned.
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Search and rescue missions began on 6 September.
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missions → begin → September
Crews first focused on Rock Harbor, where Berg planned to end his hike, then expanded to other areas – including the Greenstone Ridge trail, where a trail camera captured Berg on 30 August, the report added.
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report → focus → August
In an interview with TV6, Berg’s son, Evan, said that he is happy and relieved that his father has been located.
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father → say → TV6
“He was in rough shape, but he’s okay,” Evan said.
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Evan → ’ → shape
“He’s able to speak.
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He asked for food and water.
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He → ask → food
We’re just so grateful, and we couldn’t be more happy and relieved, and we appreciate all the support we’ve had on social media, and we are just so grateful.”
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The National Park Service thanks the employees and partners who helped during the search.
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who → thank → search
Isle Royale is a remote national park with no roads or wheeled vehicles allowed.
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roads → allow → ?
Ground search teams navigating the island’s 200 sq miles of solid land must move strictly by foot through dense boreal forest and rocky ridges.
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teams → navigate → forest
Berg’s rescue brings a successful conclusion to an intensive, week-long multi-agency operation across the remote, roadless island.
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rescue → bring → island
