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Jul 27, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
Update from Girl Scouts:
BWCA Severe Weather Update: We want to give everyone an update on the situation with our Group in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

First, please be advised: No one in the group was struck by lightning, no one was ever in critical condition, the group was not lost as they were following a pre-planned route, and everyone is safe.

Earlier this evening, severe weather went through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area near Knife Lake in Lake County where a group of girls from Chicago IL was on a BWCA Trip.
Jul 27, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
From the St. Louis County Rescue Squad: From St Louis County Rescue Squad "Friends, if you're following local media, you have no doubt heard we are working a rescue on Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters of a party of girl scouts struck by lightning. We can say that the entire six-person party experienced the strike, but two are showing acute symptoms that have us concerned. We have ground/paddle teams en route to the scene, and the Minnesota State Patrol has deployed a fixed wing aircraft to pinpoint the party's position,