Minnesota DNR officers pull man from mud hole 20 hours after ATV crash

HOYT LAKES, Minn. (KMSP) - John Lind left his home in Hoyt Lakes, Minn. on a planned 5-mile ATV ride to Aurora, Minn. on Sept. 16, but said, “I didn’t know the trail and got lost.” The next day, Minnesota DNR conservation officers Sean Williams and Marc Hopkins were called in to help emergency responders find the 77-year-old man.

When the conservation officers arrived to join the search, Curt Erickson of the St. Louis County Volunteer Rescue Squad said, “The game wardens are here, so now we’ll find him.”

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Leadership Academy Graduate LT. Jeff King of Wisconsin Recognized for Diversity Recruitment Efforts

A Conservation Warden Career Expo held in Milwaukee has earned a state Program Achievement Award for diversity for the Bureau of Law Enforcement’s Warden Recruitment Committee as well as the entire Department of Natural Resources.  The award, the DNR’s second in as many years, was presented October 29 at the State Council on Affirmative Action’s Annual Diversity Awards Ceremony in the Senate Parlor at the State Capitol.  The DNR was honored for its diversity efforts in the Tribal Internship Program.  The award is presented to the DNR through the Department of Administration.
“I want to thank the law enforcement bureau for their efforts to promote diversity and especially (Assistant Training Director) Jeff King for his work composing the nomination materials for the
Career Expo,” DNR Diversity Specialist Regina Kammes said.

Two Arkansas Game and Fish Officers Honored for Life Saving Actions

On the evening of April 8, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Sgt. Ben Sisk and officer Billy Williams quickly launched their boat into the Arkansas River.  The two were responding to a craft in distress at Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam in Franklin County.  A pontoon boat with three people aboard was stuck at a floodgate in the flow of recent rainwater and was in danger of capsizing.

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South Carolina Wardens Critical Resource in Search and Rescue Efforts During Extreme Flooding

DNR Wardens in South Carolina have been conducting search and rescue missions of people and pets during the severe flooding event in South Carolina over the last several days.  Wardens are uniquely trained in watercraft operation and equipped with the watercraft necessary for this important public service during this emergency response.  

See a Powerpoint presentation showing DNR wardens engaged in search and rescue and other public safety services during this emergency here.