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Man dies falling into Milwaukee River
Dive teams were called to the Milwaukee River around 11:30 a.m. Monday for a report of an individual through the ice.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Fire and Water Rescue crews were called to the Milwaukee River near Pleasant Street around 11:35 a.m. Monday for a report of a person through the ice.
The individual, a 31-year-old Milwaukee man, was recovered from the water and taken to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The circumstances of the victim becoming an ice rescue were related to a previous Milwaukee police response and is currently under investigation, the Milwaukee Fire Department said.
Milwaukee River rescue scene
Milwaukee police, MFD and Milwaukee Coast Guard responded with ice-rescue equipment and personnel. No responder injuries.
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