PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Two missing brothers are safe after being found in the woods of northern Minnesota.
The boys — ages 10 and 12 — were reported missing Tuesday afternoon from a home on Eagle Lake near Park Rapids. Hubbard County deputies responded and learned that family members could not find the boys
Sheriff Cory Aukes (AW'-kus) says about 30 people, including law enforcement and volunteers, searched the woods near where the boys were staying, and a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter assisted. A family member found the brothers at 7:15 p.m. in the woods about a half-mile from the home and 3-and-a-half hours after they were reported missing.
The sheriff says the boys are OK.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
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Add commentCougars, Mountain Lions, Pumas Oh My!
Good thing they were found so quickly.
The big cats are in our area here in Crow Wing County and in Cass. I've heard eye witness reports of two mountain lions, together, chasing deer across the road with in 5 miles of Forestview Middle School in Baxter. Of home owners seeing the cats in Nisswa and the Gull Lake Area eyeing their pets. Why hasn't the public been warned of these animals increasing in numbers around here.
The DNR website says the cougar is a protected animal and the sightings must be that of released or escaped pets. Sounds like bull feces to me. The site also says: "There are no reports of cougars attacking humans in Minnesota." Well here's a link to one: http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/05/como_zoo_cougar.php. Granted this is an example of a cougar that is kept in a cage but it is still an attack. Does that mean we should wait until an attack happens on someone in the "wild" before we decide how to manage the growing population of big cats in MN? Face it folks, the public is going to be the last ones told the cats are really out there and by then the population will be out of control. The deer will be gone and the predators will be looking at us as food. More stories of kids that only a few years ago would have been fine if lost in the woods for a few hours will turn out to be tragic tales of cougar attacks. These animals while majestic are still killers and will attack even from the confines of a cage. The time to manage them is now before they are a problem not after they have become a problem.
I've never understood why
I've never understood why they are protected since this isn't part of their normal range.
The Cougars Are Here
Thanks to those that verify the sightings of these creatures...It seems the powers that be, when they are reported to them, mostly choose to deny, question, or ignore their existance in this area of MN. Yes, there has also been sightings of them in the Pequot Lakes area by several individuals that I know and maybe , many more.
Protected--I question why?...They are not native to this area and pose a threat to our enviorment.
cougars are an invasive species
They should let all the invasive species' go wild since we are protecting one. They should all be protected.
I know what I would do if I seen one, but thats me.