Missing hiker at Isle Royale National Park found 'alive and alert'
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A Michigan hiker missing for more than a week in Isle Royale National Park was found by backpackers on Saturday.
Craig Berg, 70, of Royal Oak, Mich., was on a more-than-weeklong solo hike on the large Lake Superior island. He was scheduled to take a ferry back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Sept. 5, but family members reported the next day that he did not arrive home.
The National Park Service said in a Facebook post backpackers found Berg "alive and alert.”
Park Service teams as well as other agencies were conducting ground and air searches as recently as Saturday to find Berg.
Isle Royale, located off the northeast tip of Minnesota, is about 45 miles long and nine miles wide. Aside from two hubs of visitor services at either end of Isle Royale, there are no roads or motor vehicles across the wilderness island.
The park has a network of rugged trails, including the Greenstone Ridge Trail that spans nearly the entire length of the island.
The Park Service said further details “will take time to investigate and share.”
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