Police: Man pulled from Missouri River Saturday afternoon

A man was rescued from the Missouri River Saturday afternoon, according to the St. Joseph Police Department.

Posted: Sep 28, 2019 7:11 PM

Updated: Sep 28, 2019 7:16 PM

Posted By: Brooke Anderson

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) A man was rescued from the Missouri River Saturday afternoon, according to the St. Joseph Police Department.

Officers said they responded to a call for check well-being around 12:30 p.m. The St. Joseph Fire Department was called on scene to assist with the rescue.

Officials said they were able to launch a boat into the water and rescued the man just south of the old casino location (just west of the Robidoux Landing Playhouse near a set of train tracks and the I-229 overpass) around 12:40 p.m.

No word on how the man got into the river. Police did not know his condition as of Saturday evening, and have not released his identification at this time.

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