Sheriff: Swimmer Rescued Near Duluth Lift Bridge
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A swimmer was rescued Saturday morning after trying to swim across a canal near Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's office.
Someone called 911 to report a man calling out for help in the St. Louis River, just west of the bridge, at about 7 a.m.
The United States Coast Guard found and rescued the 26-year-old Duluth man about a quarter mile from shore.
He told rescuers he tried to swim across the canal when the current moved him further into the bay.
The swimmer was not hurt.
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