3 juveniles rescued from capsized boat on Rush Lake Saturday morning

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Three juvenile males needed to be rescued by first responders after their boat capsized on Rush Lake early Saturday morning.

On Nov. 4 at 6:37 a.m., Otter Tail County emergency dispatchers received a report of a capsized boat on Rush Lake with three juvenile males clinging to the top of the boat.

Multiple agencies from Otter Tail County, Ottertail and Perham responded to the scene.

A 17-year-old male, a 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old male, all from Princeton, Minn., were rescued from the water and treated by medical personnel on-scene for mild cases of hypothermia.

A preliminary crash report stated the boys were travelling across the lake to go duck hunting. Two of the three were wearing lifejackets when the boat capsized. The boat and most of the items in the boat were later recovered and removed from the lake.

Law enforcement have not been able to make a determination as to the cause of the vessel capsizing.