Hiker Craig Berg Rescued from Isle Royale National Park After Trail Camera Sighting
Craig Berg, a 70-year-old hiker from Royal Oak, Michigan, was rescued after being lost for a week in Isle Royale National Park. He set out on a solo hike on August 27, planning to return by ferry on September 5. When he didn't come back, his family reported him missing on September 6, which prompted a search. Initially focused on Rock Harbor, the search expanded after a trail camera captured his image on August 30. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter team from Traverse City located him and airlifted him to Marquette Regional Airport. Though he was suffering from hypothermia and injuries, he remained 'alive and alert,' and his son noted he was able to ask for food and water.
Key facts
- Craig Berg, 70, of Royal Oak, Michigan, went missing in Isle Royale National Park after starting a solo hike on August 27.
- He was expected to return by ferry to Michigan's Upper Peninsula on September 5; his family reported him missing when he did not arrive.
- Search and rescue began September 6, initially focused on Rock Harbor before expanding to the Greenstone Ridge Trail after a trail camera photographed Berg there on August 30.
- Ground teams covered 200 square miles of dense boreal forest and rocky ridges on foot.
- An MH-60 Jayhawk crew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City hoisted Berg and flew him to Marquette Regional Airport in Gwinn, Michigan, about 140 miles away.
- Berg was injured and hypothermic but 'alive and alert,' per a statement on the Isle Royale National Park Facebook page.
- His son Evan Berg told WLUC his father was in rough shape but okay, able to speak, and asked for food and water.
- Isle Royale has no roads, wheeled vehicles, or cell service, making it one of the least visited U.S. national parks.
Entities
Artists
- Craig Berg
- Evan Berg
Institutions
- Isle Royale National Park
- Detroit Free Press
- Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City
- U.S. Coast Guard
- WLUC
- PetaPixel
- Katmai National Park
Locations
- Isle Royale National Park
- Lake Superior
- Michigan
- United States
- Canada
- Royal Oak
- Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- Rock Harbor
- Greenstone Ridge Trail
- Marquette Regional Airport
- Gwinn
- Traverse City
- Alaska
- Katmai National Park