Man dies after falling into water at Inver Grove Heights marina

The man was recovered, taken to Regions and died, authorities said.

August 9, 2019 at 2:55AM
The South Metro Fire Department was called to assist with a search for a person missing in the water at one of the area marinas. Along with a boat, four rescue swimmers located the man's body. Credit: South Metro Fire Department
The South Metro Fire Department was called to assist with a search for a person missing in the water at one of the area marinas. Along with a boat, four rescue swimmers located the man's body. Credit: South Metro Fire Department (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A man fell into the water as he was exiting his boat at a marina in Inver Grove Heights and drowned, authorities said Thursday.

The incident occurred well after dark Wednesday at Twin City Marina on the Mississippi River shoreline, said Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie.

Sheriff's deputies and fire personnel got the man out of the water and began resuscitation efforts before he was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Leslie said.

The man later was declared dead, Leslie said. His identity has yet to be released.

Emergency medical personnel on the scene reported that the man, in his 50s, had been underwater for about 1 ½ hours, according to dispatch audio.

The sheriff said investigators continue to look into why the man fell.

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