7/31/13 – JJ, the border collie that was lost in the BWCA Wilderness for two weeks, has been found and joyfully reunited with his owners.
He was lost when he was startled by lightning on the portage south of Cherokee Lake on July 17th. He was sighted on the portage on July 19th, but ran off when called to.
On July 29th, he was sighted on north end of Sawbill Lake. Hearing this news, his owners, Nicole Paradise and Greg Rohleder, from West St. Paul, drove up and started searching on Sawbill Lake.
Eventually, they connected with some campers on the west side of Kelso Lake who had been feeding the skittish dog all morning, but were unable to capture him. They waited the rest of the day, but JJ failed to turn up again.
Nicole and Greg returned to their lodgings in Lutsen and a short time later JJ returned to the campsite where the campers, Dave Krings and Mike Raub, from Lakeville, were able to lure JJ into one of their tents with hot dogs. JJ stayed contentedly in the tent until early this morning when Nicole and Greg returned, delighted to have their dog back!
Here is a video of the moment that they were reunited. – Bill