Overview
- Kathryn Woessner, 68, who had been reported missing on June 3, was found Saturday nearly submerged in a roughly two‑foot mud puddle on an unmarked northern Minnesota trail.
- Two ATV riders, Adam Sandbeck and Mike Gravalin, pulled her from the mud, called 911 and gave rescuers GPS coordinates that led to emergency crews.
- Woessner told her rescuers she slipped from a stuck minivan and could not get out of mud she described as “like quicksand,” and she was treated at a local hospital for dehydration and severe sunburn.
- Authorities canceled the missing‑person alert after her recovery and said local law enforcement is investigating how she became stranded about 80–100 miles from her home.
- Sheriffs and rescuers say the case highlights how luck, bystander action and volunteer EMS often determine outcomes on remote trails and could prompt a review of search practices for vulnerable missing people.