ByFOX 9 Staff

PublishedNovember 13, 2022 4:52PM

Updated4:55PM

St. Louis County

FOX 9

https://www.fox9.com/news/north-minnesota-hunter-rescued-after-sinking-into-swamp

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Photos from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office shows the rescue efforts in northern Minnesota.(St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office / Supplied)

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9)-A hunter in northern Minnesota was rescued on Saturday after sinking waist-deep into a swamp.

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:15 p.m. for a report of the hunter stuck in Portage Township — a town south of Crane Lake and just a few miles from the U.S.-Canada border.

At the swampy area, rescue crews were able to find the man in waist-deep water and pull him out using an off-road vehicle.

Deputies say the man was attempting to walk across a partially frozen, flooded-out swampy area when he sunk in.

First responders reported the man was suffering from…