RedactedNarrative: Deputy was dispatched to a search and rescue regarding an overturned canoe that was located within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Tuscarora Lake. 
  
  Three men, all in their late 20s, were camping at the island campground on the lake. One man (operator) was fishing from the island's shore and got his line tangled. All three men decided to go in the canoe to go untangle it. 
  
  The operator wanted to keep fishing after they got the line untangled so they stayed out in the canoe. After a little time, one passenger noticed they were getting far away from their campsite and drifting out further into the lake. The next thing they knew, the canoe had capsized and all three were in the water. 
  
  They attempted to flip the canoe over and scoop out the water for around 15 minutes. That did not work so they abandoned the canoe and swam in different directions. One passenger made it to the campsite on the island. 
  
  The other passenger made it to shore, and the operator swam in the direction of a different island, but apparently never made it as he was found in the water. 
  
  The passenger on the island was stranded there with no boat and the other passenger was stranded on shore. Both men yelled for help all night and into the morning. The passenger on the island saw people in a canoe that morning. The canoe went to pick up the passenger on shore and brought him to the campsite on the island and then went for help to a party they knew had a satellite phone, who was on Missing Link Lake. Help was contacted. Life jackets were being worn by all three men. The lake was choppy and had a strong current at the time of the incident. Alcohol was not a factor.
  