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Time in a boat on Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald is enjoyed by countless visitors every summer. But the waterway has also been the sight of seven drowning deaths from 1913-2015. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rangers push for preparedness amid spike in emergency calls
August 1, 2020 1 a.m.

Rangers push for preparedness amid spike in emergency calls

Call it near “death by selfie” situations, or not understanding the risks of recreating in the outdoors, or not being prepared for various situations in the mountains, but Glacier National Park rangers are dealing with an alarming increase in emergencies and calls for service.