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Minnesota musher out of Iditarod after testing positive for COVID
Organizers say Gunnar Johnson, 52, of Duluth, Minnesota was withdrawn from the event at the McGrath, Alaska, checkpoint.
Credit: AP
The Ophir checkpoint of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is is seen in an aerial view Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Zachariah Hughes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool) Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:38 AM CST March 11, 2021
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Organizers say a veteran Iditarod musher from Minnesota was removed from the race Wednesday after he tested positive for the coronavirus.
The organizers say Gunnar Johnson, 52, of Duluth, Minnesota, was withdrawn from the event at the McGrath, Alaska, checkpoint.