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Lost hunter found
Posted: 10.09.2011 at 10:34 AM
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A Coast Guard helicopter and K-9 assisted in the rescue

STONINGTON PENINSULA -- A 70-year-old hunter, reported lost late Saturday night, has been found.

Michigan State Police Gladstone Post were dispatched to Stonington Peninsula to search for the hunter after he shot a deer.

With the help of an Escanaba Public Safety K-9, officials located the deer, and then a Traverese City Coast Guard helicopter was able to locate the hunter using the deer's coordinates.

The hunter was found uninjured and escorted to safety.

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