‘Extraordinarily rare’: intact 1,200-year-old canoe recovered from Wisconsin lake

The 15-foot dugout canoe was first noticed by a maritime archeologist and her friend while joyriding on underwater scooters

A 1,200-year-old, 15-foot (4.5-metre) dugout canoe has been taken from Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin, after two divers stumbled upon it while riding underwater scooters.

The vessel was recovered from roughly 27ft of water and brought to shore this week.