the OPP
Early yesterday afternoon, the Rainy River District OPP responded to an emergency distress SPOT locator beacon in Quetico Provincial Park.
The signal was received through the SPOT international emergency centre located in Texas, which, in turn, contacted the OPP’s Communication Centre.
The area of the park where the beacon indicated there was an emergency was accessible by air only.
Members of the OPP’s North West Region Emergency Response Team, based out of Fort Frances, responded by a chartered floatplane.
Investigation revealed a 60-year-old Duluth man had broken his leg and was in need of medical attention.
His party found another party travelling in the area with a SPOT locator, which was used to call for help.
Officers flew the male to Eva Lake, where he was takne to hospital by land ambulance.
