Missing US hiker, 70, found injured on remote island after week-long search
Isle Royale, Michigan, a national park in the middle of Lake Superior. Photograph: Per Breiehagen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIsle Royale, Michigan, a national park in the middle of Lake Superior. He was supposed to take a ferry back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on 5 September, but family members said that he did not arrive home.According to Local 4, a Detroit station, Berg’s family reported him missing when the hiker did not return as planned.
- ▪Isle Royale, Michigan, a national park in the middle of Lake Superior.
- ▪Photograph: Per Breiehagen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIsle Royale, Michigan, a national park in the middle of Lake Superior.
- ▪He was supposed to take a ferry back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on 5 September, but family members said that he did not arrive home.According to Local 4, a Detroit station, Berg’s family reported him missing when the hiker did not return
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Isle Royale, Michigan, a national park in the middle of Lake Superior. Photograph: Per Breiehagen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIsle Royale, Michigan, a national park in the middle of Lake Superior. Photograph: Per Breiehagen/Getty ImagesMichiganMissing US hiker, 70, found injured on remote island after week-long searchCraig Berg was hypothermic but alert when located on Isle Royale by Michigan police and officials during solo hikeKeely AougaSun 13 Sep 2026 19.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 70-year-old hiker who had been missing for a week on a Michigan island was rescued on Saturday, according to the US Coast Guard.Craig Berg was located on Isle Royale with the help of backpackers, Michigan state police troopers and local officials.
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