Missing Summit Youth Located Safe

On Monday evening April 28, 2025 at about 9:30pm, deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence in the Patzau-Foxboro area in Douglas County for a report of a missing 12-year-old.

On arrival, deputies were told that the youth had been missing for about a half hour, after failing to come in from completing chores.  Several searches were conducted using drones, K9's and assistance from the Town of Summitt VFD. Search activities were suspended at about 2am and resumed in the morning.

Searchers from several area agencies conducted operations throughout the day.  The boy eventually returned home at about 6pm.  At this time, it is still unclear where he was, however foul play is not suspected.

The offers of assistance for this incident were phenomenal. Agencies sending resources and manpower include:

Douglas County 911
St. Louis County Rescue Squad
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
St. Louis County Emergency Management
Town of Summit Volunteer Fire Dept
Town of Superior Volunteer Fire Dept
Superior PD
Hermantown PD
Duluth PD
Carlton County Sheriff's Office
 WI State Patrol
MN State Patrol
WI, MN Emergency Management
U.S. Border Patrol
FBI
WI DCI

Sheriff Matt Izzard would like to publicly acknowledge the following for their support:

Drifter's Bar
Four-Corners Store
Amnicon Bar
Walmart
and the countless community volunteers and neighborhood cooperation.

While it was a trying day for everybody, this outpouring of support serves as a good reminder of why we choose to live here and call this home. THANK YOU!