HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) – The National Park Service is trying to identify two people found dead at Isle Royale National Park – a remote island in Lake Superior near Upper Michigan’s border with Canada.
The NPS says around 4:00 p.m. Sunday, park rangers received two separate reports of two people found dead at a remote backcountry campground within the park.
Two rangers hiked overnight 11 miles to the campground to assess the situation, arriving early Monday morning, confirming two unidentified people were dead. The causes of death are unknown at this time.
Additional ground and aviation resources responded starting Monday. The deaths are currently under investigation. The NPS says more information will be released as it is made available.
The NPS has declined TV6′s interview request at this time, but a spokesperson said the deaths are not connected to an apparent arrest that was captured on video last week by …