St. Louis County authorities are searching for two people from the metro area who went over a waterfall this past weekend in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to Iron Lake for a water emergency around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. The caller said two canoes had gone over Curtain Falls, leaving one person injured and two others missing.

Five hours later, the Sheriff’s Office says a helicopter lifted two of the group members out, adding one of them was seriously injured. That person, identified as a 47-year-old from Ham Lake, was brought to Essentia Health in Duluth, for injuries considered to be serious but not life-threatening.

The uninjured person was identified as a 43-year-old from Ham Lake.

Another person with the group, a 33-year-old from Cambridge, was flown out of the wilderness sometime on Saturday. He wasn’t involved with the water emergency.

However, as of Tuesday morning, authorities said they are continuing to search for two canoeists using remotely operated vehicles and drones. They have been identified as 41-year-old Jesse Melvin Haugen of Cambridge and 40-year-old Reis Melvin Grams of Lino Lakes.

“I’m desperately waiting for search and rescue to call me to say they’ve found him,” said Angie Grams, Reis’ wife.

Commander Nate Skelton with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office has been leading rescue efforts with local, state, and federal officials. Search teams have been in the air, land and water to search for the missing men.

Authorities added rapid water conditions and bad weather are making search conditions difficult, but they will expand the search area as needed.

Angie is at home, waiting for word from the searchers up north.

“If anyone wants something to do for them, it is to pray for them,” she said