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Coast Guard, fire crews searching for person in Detroit River

Updated on: October 31, 2024 / 11:55 AM EDT / CBS Detroit

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(CBS DETROIT) - Fire crews and the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for a person in the Detroit River on Thursday morning.

The Detroit Fire Department confirmed that multiple agencies are searching for a reported person in the water. Officials say a call came in around 4:24 a.m. Thursday of a person in the water.

DFD says the search left Detroit for a time and but has since returned. The Coast Guard has requested the fire department's assistance in searching the river behind the U.S. Post Office on West Fort Street.

As of 11:45 a.m., the person had not been located.

This is a developing story. Stay with CBS News Detroit for the latest.

Joseph Buczek

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