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MONTICELLO, Minn. (CBS Minnesota) – One person is in the hospital after a fishing boat capsized on the Mississippi River, sending them and two others into the water Tuesday morning.
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says it was alerted to a capsized boat on the river near the Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant just after 10:30 a.m..
Two of the three individuals made it safely to shore, the third was found unresponsive, according to the sheriff’s office. First responders attempted life-saving measures and the individual was transported to the hospital. Their condition is unknown.
Authorities believe everyone on the boat has been recovered from the river and are receiving medical care.
The sheriff’s office says Xcel Energy employees, Monticello Fire Department, Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota State Patrol assisted in the recovery efforts.
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