ELY, Minn. — A boy and a woman camping with a Boy Scouts adventure program were killed and two other campers were injured when severe storms swept through a northern Minnesota forest, the leader of the program said Thursday.
The boy and the female volunteer with the Northern Tier High Adventure Base Program died while camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, according to general manager John Van Dreese.
Strong storms that moved through parts of Minnesota early Thursday knocked down trees and power lines. Strong winds blew unexpectedly through Charles L Sommers Canoe Base and knocked down trees that killed the two campers and injured the two others, the Boys Scouts of America said.
The two injured campers were evacuated from the wilderness area in the Superior National Forest by air, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. The two young campers were taken to a hospital by Canadian emergency crews, but their injuries are not life-threatening, the Scouts said.