Solo canoeist found dead during BWCA trip
According to Ham’s family, he was on a solo camping trip in the BWCA.A
fter a solo camping trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area a canoeist has been found dead.
According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday at around 5 p.m. other outdoorsmen in the BWCA called 911 to report a capsized and partly submerged canoe with a dead body near Lake Agnes.
Members of the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff’s Office Rescue Squad, and U.S. Forest Service responded and upon their arrival on the scene recovered the body of 62-year-old, Duluth resident, Mark Ham.
According to Ham’s family, he was on a solo camping trip in the BWCA.
A life jacket was located on the scene but was not being worn by the victim.
With the opening of the Minnesota fishing season this weekend, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and Rescue Squad would like to remind everyone to please wear their lifejackets while out on the water enjoying their favorite water recreations this summer.
This incident remains under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and Midwest Medical Examiner Office.
A GoFundMe has been started for his family and memorial. Any extra money raised will go to help preserve the BWCA.
