Minnesota woman rescued after being trapped in mud pit for several days

Two friends found Kathryn Woessner, 68, in wooded area almost entirely submerged in mud puddle A woman has been rescued from a mud pit in Minnesota after becoming trapped for several days. On 6 June, two friends, Adam Sandbeck and Mike Gravalin, were riding their all-terrain vehicles through a wooded area near Backus and Hackensack in northern Minnesota when they discovered Kathryn Woessner, 68, almost entirely submerged in a mud puddle. Continue reading...

Maya Yang · Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 8:56 AM
US news | The Guardian

Minnesota woman rescued after being trapped in mud pit for several days

Two friends found Kathryn Woessner, 68, in wooded area almost entirely submerged in mud puddle

A woman has been rescued from a mud pit in Minnesota after becoming trapped for several days.

On 6 June, two friends, Adam Sandbeck and Mike Gravalin, were riding their all-terrain vehicles through a wooded area near Backus and Hackensack in northern Minnesota when they discovered Kathryn Woessner, 68, almost entirely submerged in a mud puddle.

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