Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Military Hercules Helps Locate Stranded Fishermen

Two men on a fishing trip from Manitoba are lucky to be alive after getting stranded near Reynar Lake, Northwest of Kenora.

Lac Du Bonnet RCMP notified the the OPP yesterday afternoon about the 2 men.

The marine and Trails Unit along with the Northwest Region Emergency Response team and Canadian Military Joint Rescue Response team were called to help locate the men.

That included a Hercules c-130 being dispatched from 17 Wing in Winnipeg.

At 10:30 the men were able to contact the OPP with a cell phone and provide coordinates which lead to them safely being located.

Both men suffered only minor injuries.