{"id":2910,"date":"2023-05-08T15:49:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T19:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/uncategorized\/missing-8-year-old-boy-found-safe-michigans-porcupine-mountains\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:24:19","slug":"missing-8-year-old-boy-found-safe-michigans-porcupine-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/missing-8-year-old-boy-found-safe-michigans-porcupine-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing 8-year-old boy found safe in Michigan\u2019s Porcupine Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Nante Niemi, 8, of Wisconsin was found Monday by a volunteer in the Porcupine Mountains in the western U.P.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>He had been missing since Saturday afternoon when he was separated from the family campsite\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Police report he was found 2 miles away hiding near a log, seemed in good shape and was reunited with family <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A search volunteer found an 8-year old boy Monday who had been missing since Saturday afternoon in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the western Upper Peninsula.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nante Niemi, of Wisconsin, was found near a log about two miles from his family\u2019s campsite, the Michigan State police confirmed on a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSPEighthDist\/status\/1655651848966004752?s=20\">social media post<\/a>. Police said he had been under or near the log the entire time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was reported to be in good health and had been reunited with his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote twitter-tweet is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>News Release \u2013 State Police Leads Search Efforts for 8-Year-Old Boy Missing in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3WOkP6Pxxy\">https:\/\/t.co\/3WOkP6Pxxy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v2MxVmy1B3\">https:\/\/t.co\/v2MxVmy1B3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SwDGRfculH\">pic.twitter.com\/SwDGRfculH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 MSP Eighth District (@MSPEighthDist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSPEighthDist\/status\/1655622319547592707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica Buerger, the mother of Nante, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdio.com\/front-page\/top-stories\/missing-boy-8-in-porcupine-mountain-area\/\">WDIO-TV<\/a><b>&nbsp; <\/b>Sunday<b> <\/b>he went missing the day before around 1 p.m. while the<b> <\/b>family was on its<b> <\/b>annual camping trip.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/michigan-house-oks-ban-holding-phones-violators-face-fines-100-and\">Michigan House OKs ban on holding phones; violators face fines of $100 and up<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/no-criminal-charge-no-problem-michigan-police-can-still-take-your-car\">No criminal charge? No problem! Michigan police can still take your car<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to MSP, Niemi was gathering firewood for their campsite on Saturday when he was separated.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 150 search and rescue personnel, including nine K-9s searched for the boy in the vast park, according to the agency. Teams were searching a 40 square mile radius on foot, and in the air and water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family went camping on the big and little carp area on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.org\/property\/porcupine-mts-pinkerton-trail\">Pinkerton Trail,&nbsp; <\/a>which is the shortest trail to nearby cabins and campsites. The 2.6 mile trail is primarily for hiking, running and cross-country skiing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The terrain is hilly with a lot of standing water and several roads remained&nbsp; obstructed because of the snow depth, according to the MSP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After COVID-19, many state parks in Michigan saw a surge in visitors looking to enjoy outdoor recreation after months of being confined to their homes by emergency state-at-home orders. With more park visitors, emergencies have also increased.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Olson, chief of the Parks and Recreation Division at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources<b> <\/b>said there has been an increase in search and rescue operations at Porcupine Mountains parks since the pandemic and expects it to decrease eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park typically encounters an average of 15 search and rescues each year, including people who have been injured and people who have been reported missing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Porcupine Mountains, conservation officers along with trained volunteers assisted the State Police and local law enforcement in rescue efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a coordinated effort,\u201d Olson said<b> <\/b>Monday, before the boy was located. \u201cThere\u2019s a whole scheme and system as to how they (search for people). 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