Safety Report, May 6, 2001, Sunday AM:

Team Name Date Days in Route Location Number Nearest City/State Navigation Mileage Time called in Total River Miles Position estimated Alaska MSC 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 1 Bemidji, MN 6:30 AM Third, Fourth or Fifth Amazons 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 1 Iron Bridge Landing in Bemidji, MN 6:25 AM Third, Fourth or Fifth Double Helix 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 1 5 to 6 miles East of Bemidji, MN Mile 1275 6:15 AM 72 Second Kruger 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 1 Cass Lake Dam, MN Mile 1260 7:00 AM 87 First Rebels 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 1 Bemidji, MN Mile 1284 7:00 AM 63 Third, Fourth or Fifth

Updates/Comments Recieved for May 6, 2001, Sunday AM:
From Jeff Pastir, Medical Officer, taking calls from teams today:

Today's weather in the Twin Cities is rainy and cold, as it has been all week. This should clear by today and they are expecting dry weather for the next several days with highs in the high sixties and low seventies. Sounds
like great race weather is ahead.

The Grand Forks Herald was at the Headwaters Friday night and yesterday morning. They had a reporter and a cameraman to pick up the story. I suspect the story is in today's paper. They usually do a great job on this sort of thing, especially since Clark is northern Minnesota native--it will have wide-spread local appeal. You can reach their website at www.gfherald.com. It's the biggest paper in northern Minnesota and is owned by Knight-Ridder newspapers.

All are safe and well. They all said they are "having fun."

Safety Report, May 6, 2001, Sunday PM:

Team Name Date Days in Route Location Number Nearest City/State Navigation Mileage Time called in Total River Miles Position estimated Position estimated at this given check in Alaska MSC 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 2 East end of Cass Lake, MN 7 PM Third, Fourth or Fifth Amazons 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 2 Getting their boat out of Cass Lake and will be heading toward Lake Winnebegoshish, MN 8:10 PM   Third, Fourth or Fifth Double Helix 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 2 Mile 1245 5 PM   102 Second Kruger 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 2 Left Winnibigoshish dam at 4:30 PM, MN 4:30 PM   First Rebels 05/06/01 Sun 2 Loc 2 On Lake Winnebegoshish, MN 6:50 PM   Third, Fourth or Fifth

Updates/Comments Recieved for May 6, 2001, Sunday PM:
From Jeffrey Pastir, Medical Officer, taking calls Sunday PM from all teams:

Alaska, at 7 PM, was on the east end of Lake Cass

Amazon just checked in at 2010 CDT. They are just getting their boat out of Lake Cass and will be heading toward Winnibigoshish

Double Helix was at mile 1245 at 5 PM Expecting to be at Winnibigoshish dam tonight.

Kruger left Winnibigoshish dam at 430 PM

Rebels at 650 PM were on Winnibigoshish

All teams present and accounted for. No problems. Everyone is having fun. Got a little wet last night but nothing concerning.

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