US: Missing 70-Year-Old Hiker Rescued After A Week On Lake Superior Island.

Michigan, United States - September 12, 2026 A 70-year-old man who went missing while hiking on Isle Royale in Lake Superior was rescued on September 12, 2026, after being missing for a week. Good Samaritan backpackers and Michigan State Police troopers located the man, who was injured and suffering from hypothermia. A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the man from Isle Royale National Park. The man went missing on September 5, prompting a search and rescue effort involving Michigan State Police, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Coast Guard.