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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Fire Department
602 West Second Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4400 •www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 8/16/2023
SUBJECT: Duluth Fire Department responds to water emergency off of South Lake Avenue
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Water Emergency
CASE NO.: DFD23009393
INCIDENT DATE: 8/16/2023
INCIDENT TIME: 1412
INCIDENT LOCATION: 8th St S and S Lake Ave

Duluth Fire Department responds to water emergency off of South Lake Avenue

 

[DULUTH, MN] At 2:12 PM on Wednesday, August 16, Duluth Fire Department was dispatched to a water emergency near 8th Street South and South Lake Avenue in Canal Park.

Two adult females who were floating on innertubes along the shore were carried out away from shore by currents and couldn’t get back to shore on their own due to the wind and strong currents. Neither floater had a life jacket on, but one had a cell phone handy and was able to call St. Louis County 911 for rescue assistance. Duluth Fire Department's Marine 1 and the US Coast Guard were able to approach and rescue the individuals. Neither of the women needed or received any kind of medical care in the incident.

The DFD would like to thank Duluth Police Department, the United States Coast Guard, St. Louis County Rescue and Sheriff’s departments, and Mayo Clinic for their swift work on this rescue.

 

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