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Man rescued after falling into the Allegheny River

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A man was rescued overnight after falling into the Allegheny River.

First responders found the man under the 62nd Street Bridge near the Etna River Park.

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KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz

He says he fell off of a cement wall and couldn't swim.

Rescuers threw him a life jacket before pulling him into a boat.

He's now recovering. 

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