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500-Pound Man Rescued After 12 Hours In River
wcco.com ^
| July 17, 2007
Posted on 07/17/2007 9:26:59 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
(WCCO) Grantsburg, Wis. Crews rescued a man from the St. Croix River at Fox Landing, near Grantsburg, Wis. after he spent 12 hours stuck in the water. Authorities said the man's weight was a mitigating factor in his delayed rescue.
At about 8:15 p.m. Monday, authorities received a call of someone with a medical condition needing assistance.
According to the Pine County Sheriff's Office, a group had gone tubing on the river when the tube of a man weighing at least 500 pounds went flat about two miles south of Fox Landing.
After attempted to get out of the water and walk back, the man began having chest pains.
When crews attempted to rescue the man by boat, they found the water was too shallow, causing the boat to get caught on the rocks.
At 5 a.m. Tuesday, a hovercraft was dispatched to try to retrieve man, who authorities said remained alert and conscious throughout his ordeal. Soon after, authorities reported the hovercraft effort had failed.
Burnett County authorities said they were trying to recruit a helicopter from Traverse City, Mich., the closest location with a hoist.
Just after 8 a.m., about 12 hours after the man was first reported stuck, crews were able to get the man to a part of the river where he was allowed to float to safety, according to Burnett County officials.
He was taken to Burnett Medical Center in Granstburg, where he was reported to be in stable condition.
Authorities have not yet released the man's identity.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beachedwhale; bigfatduplicate
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To: COUNTrecount
Authorities have not yet released the man's identity
How many 500# men can there be in Wisconsin?
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:28:11 AM PDT
by
chrisser
To: COUNTrecount
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:28:12 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: COUNTrecount
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:29:54 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Progressives like to keep doing the things that didn't work in the past.)
To: chrisser
How many 500# men can there be in Wisconsin? Ever been to a Packer game? Check out some of the dudes with cheese hats.
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:30:17 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
(There are four types of homicide: felonious, accidental, justifiable, and praiseworthy)
To: COUNTrecount
500-Pound Man Rescued After 12 Hours In River What the heck did they use for bait?
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:30:51 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: chrisser
How many 500# men can there be in Wisconsin? Dunno. Could be any of a bunch of Packer fans I know of.
< ducking >
To: chrisser
Authorities have not yet released the man's identity I'd wager his first name is Bob.
To: Joe 6-pack
"Is anyone here a marine biologist?
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:33:21 AM PDT
by
Jaxter
("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
To: COUNTrecount
I wish it was this guy
We could have left him in the river and let him drown...
To: COUNTrecount; dighton; aculeus; Thinkin' Gal
Authorities said the man's weight was a mitigating factor in his delayed rescue. Wouldn't a mitigating factor make his rescue easier?
To: Colonel_Flagg
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:34:38 AM PDT
by
upsdriver
(DUNCAN HUNTER , the best man money can't buy!)
To: chrisser
How many 500# men can there be in Wisconsin?Almost one less apparently.
To: COUNTrecount
Did Mikey Moore try to swim to Cuba again?
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:35:10 AM PDT
by
exile
("Is Barney Frank gay or retarded?" - IMAO)
To: COUNTrecount
What pound test were they using?
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:35:16 AM PDT
by
expatguy
(Support - "An American Expat in Southeast Asia")
To: ClearCase_guy
Lived down by the river too, didn’t he? :)
To: Issaquahking
Have you no heart? Think of how the pollution and the oil slick would affect the poor fish!
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:36:52 AM PDT
by
upsdriver
(DUNCAN HUNTER , the best man money can't buy!)
To: martin_fierro
Wouldn't a mitigating factor make his rescue easier? Only if you're using English words.
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:38:28 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Issaquahking
He’s a pig. [My apologies to any genuine pigs who may take offense.] Why, oh, why, doesn’t he shave that nasty imitation of a beard off of his face? [My answer: ‘Cause then he really will look like a pig.]
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:42:29 AM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(Thompson-Hunter '08-- imwithfred.com)
To: COUNTrecount
Two Words Rescuers: Field Dressing.
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posted on
07/17/2007 9:42:38 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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