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Duluthian Gunnar Johnson was racing in the Iditarod in Alaska when he was yanked from the race due to testing positive for COVID.
The Pioneer Press is reporting that Gunnar Johnson, of Duluth, had to withdraw at the McGrath, Alaska, checkpoint, because of a positive COVID test. Friends of Gunner were reporting on his Facebook page that he was doing well, and after he was withdrawn, he made a comment that his dogs looked good and he was feeling optimistic. He had to send a backup in his place to finish the race.
The Pioneer Press said Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman, working with epidemiologist Dr. Jodie Guest, said he was asymptomatic and according to the COVID-19 protocol set in place by the race officials, Johnson had to be removed from the race.
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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Organizers say Gunnar Johnson, 52, of Duluth, Minnesota was withdrawn from the event at the McGrath, Alaska, checkpoint.
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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The organizers say Gunnar Johnson, 52, of Duluth, Minnesota, was withdrawn from the event at the McGrath, Alaska, checkpoint.