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UPDATE: Authorities Rescue Man From Mississippi River [VIDEO, PHOTOS]
The Sauk Rapids Police Department and other law enforcement agencies rescued a man from the Mississippi River today (Thursday). Stearns County Sheriff's Lieutenant John Lentz says at about noon a man drove onto the Sauk Rapids bridge, parked his car, then ran a short distance on the bridge before jumping into the water, falling about 50 feet.