WCCO EYE4 LOGO WCCO Radio

Latest News

2 Men Die When Snowmobile Goes Into Lake Superior

View Comments
(credit: Jupiter Image)

(credit: Jupiter Image)

Today's Most Popular Video
Honey Production, Fruit Picking Delayed By Late Spring Lawmakers Burn The Midnight Oil At Capitol Boaters Capsized By Gas Prices Concert Promoter Sue McLean Dies Mark Hamburger: Driven To Return To The Big Leagues

BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Crews have recovered the bodies of two men who died after their snowmobile went into Lake Superior near Madeline Island.

The two men were last seen leaving Bayfield heading to Madeline Island on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. A caller to 911 reported them missing 12 hours later.

Searchers found the body of one man next to a partially submerged snowmobile in the water near the South Channel shortly after the 911 call was received. The second man’s body was found about three hours later.

Ashland County Sheriff Mick Brennan says the victims were both in their 30s and lived on Madeline Island.

Brennan says the men had been on the same snowmobile. WDIO-TV reports their names are not being released because family members are still being notified.

(© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

View Comments
blog comments powered by Disqus
Listen Live!

Mobile Weather Watcher

Follow CBS Minnesota

Like us on foursquare
wccoradio podcastbanner3 WCCO Radio

Meet WCCO-TV’s Anchors

Amelia Santaniello Frank Vascellaro Chris Shaffer Mark Rosen

TV Schedule

Full Program Grid
7:00 PM 60 Minutes
8:00 PM ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night
10:00 PM WCCO 4 News at Ten
10:35 PM WCCO 4 News at 10:35
11:05 PM CSI: Miami