5 rescued after boat capsizes on northern Minnesota lake

ELY, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say all five people aboard a 14-foot boat are safe after their craft capsized in gusty winds on a lake in northern Minnesota.

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and Rescue Squad along with Morse Fire were called Sunday afternoon to a water emergency on White Iron Lake south of Ely.

Authorities say all five people aboard the boat were wearing life jackets and were able to swim to a nearby island, where they were rescued and brought to shore. No one was hurt.