National Park Service Ranger Kevin Grossheim drowned after his boat capsized on Lake Namakan in Voyageur’s National Park, St. Louis County, MN.

Ranger Grossheim responded to a call for assistance from a family of campers who were stranded on an island during high winds and rough waters. After picking up the family, Ranger Grossheim’s boat capsized. The family was able to swim to shore but Ranger Grossheim was unaccounted for. Approximately three hours later Ranger Grossheim’s body was recovered. Ranger Grossheim is survived by his wife.