1 rescued from MS river, officials searching for other person

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1 rescued from MS river, officials searching for other person

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person was rescued from the Mississippi River Friday morning, but officials are still searching for another individual.

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According to reports, a citizen called police at around 6:45 a.m., saying they could hear someone crying for help from the river.

Officers from the North Main Precinct arrived and saw the man in the water. A witness says the victim was screaming for help and flailing for about 25 minutes before help arrived.

“An on-duty north main station lieutenant went through the harbor and found a retired Memphis police officer with a boat. They got in that boat and they were able to rescue one person and save his life,” said Memphis Police Assistant Chief Don Crowe.

Crowe told WREG he does not know how the boat capsized, but says the victims had “boat problems.”

The victim was rescued from 16 feet deep water and taken to Regional One Trauma in non-critical condition. Officials are in the process of rescuing or recovering the other individual, they told WREG.

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