Young Minnesota boy continues to improve after tragic sailboat accident

The Bemidji Pioneer reports Isaiah Risland is showing positive signs at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. The 8-year-old boy was sailing with his dad and two brothers when their boat sank into the frigid Clearwater Lake in northern Minnesota April 6. Isaiah's two brothers died from hypothermia. They'll be laid to rest Tuesday. Benefits are also planned to help the family with medical costs.

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BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Apr 15, 2012

The Bemidji Pioneer reports Isaiah Risland is showing positive signs at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. The 8-year-old boy was sailing with his dad and two brothers when their boat sank into the frigid Clearwater Lake in northern Minnesota April 6. Isaiah's two brothers died from hypothermia. They'll be laid to rest Tuesday. Benefits are also planned to help the family with medical costs.

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The Bemidji Pioneer reports the family of Isaiah Risland is "hopeful, but not optimistic" about the 8-year-old's long-term prognosis. His two brothers died from hypothermia after being pulled from a frigid lake in northern Minnesota last Friday. Their father reportedly told authorities he rushed to get help when weather conditions kept him from pulling his boys to shore.

The Bemidji Pioneer reports the children were unresponsive when emergency crews pulled them from Clearwater Lake Friday afternoon. Their conditions were not immediately available. The children's father swam to shore and was treated at the scene.

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