VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, Minn. – A park ranger drowned in rough waters on Namakan Lake on the Canada border. Ranger Kevin Grossheim, 55, of Kabetogama, had just rescued a family of three whose boat had bene swamped near Birch Cove Island. After Grossheim took the family aboard a Park Service boat, the vessel overturned in high winds and rough waters. The family managed to reach safety, but Grossheim was unaccounted for. His body was recovered three hours later. Grossheim, a volunteer with the Kabetogama Fire Department, taught a motorboat certification course.
Grossheim. A 20-year Voyageurs veteran.