FOUND: Custom saunas stolen from Shakopee business' parking lot
SHAKOPEE, Minn. – A pair of stolen saunas has been found.
A family-owned business was previously on the lookout after someone stole the two custom saunas from their parking lot last week.
Surveillance photos from a nearby business show a silver truck hauling one of the saunas out overnight on Jan. 2. The owners of Voyageur Custom Saunas say the driver came back a few hours later to take the other one.
Voyageur Custom Saunas have helped people heat their lifestyle since 2017. The sauna business has boomed during the pandemic as more people sought outdoor activities.
"They can take it with them fishing, they can take it with them on the ice," said partner Bart Martinez. "It's really turned into a lifestyle for a lot of people."
That lifestyle is now once again a reality for the owners of the two saunas that were stolen but have since been found.
Custom saunas can cost more than $40,000 depending on the design, Martinez says. The ones stolen were bright red and Charcoal Grey, about 14 feet long and 9 feet high.
Since the thefts, they've increased security and plan to use trackers inside the saunas.