Updated at: 10/14/2009 1:19 PM | KSAX.com
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Missing Shoeless Hunter Found in Beltrami County

Beltrami Co., MN - Around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office Dispatch received a faint cell phone call from a hunter reporting he was lost in the woods.

According to authorities, the location of the lost hunter was Quiring Township N. of Hwy. 1.

Authorities say the hunter had lost his footwear and socks and was suffering from hypothermia when he notified authorities.

Dispatch was able to keep the hunter on the line long enough to get his location based on his cell phone signal.  Dispatch also alerted neighbors in the area who also assisted with the search.

The hunter is being identified as Rowdy Allen Schipper, 44, of Puposky MN.

Schipper was transported by Blackduck Ambulance to North Country Regional Hospital for treatment of frostbite and severe hypothermia.

Along with Beltrami County Sheriff's Deputies, members of the Kelliher Fire Department, Sheriff's Office K-9 Vosco and Blackduck Ambulance Service also responded on scene.

Written for the web by Emily Deem.

edeem@ksax.com