If you were flying into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport late Friday afternoon, you may have seen a cry for help.

The family of six were hiking Tuesday when they got stuck in several feet of snow on Mount Hood. One member pressed the “SOS” button on their phone, which alerted authorities to their exact location.

As single-digit temperatures bit into Minneapolis on Friday evening, hundreds of people walked out onto the frozen surface of Bde Maka Ska and turned the north end of the lake into a giant distress ...