GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A paraglider had to be rescued Tuesday after crashing into the Red River. Video from Dusty Howlett shows the crash as the paraglider strikes a powerline before plumeting into the river. Grand Forks Fire Department was dispatched just before 9 P.M. to the area of the Riverside Dam boat ramp. Crews arrived to find the…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department says a female was rescued from the Red River Sunday afternoon. Capt. Ben Willey says around 3:20 p.m., someone called to report a person was in the river and needed help. Fargo and Moorhead Police and Fire crews responded and used Moorhead Fire’s boat to bring the female to shore on the Fargo…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Crews rush to Bird Lake, east of Alexandria, Minnesota, to rescue four people after their duck hunting boat capsized. Two adults and two kids went into the water around 6 a.m. Saturday. They were having a hard time staying above water since their waders had filled with water. But they were all able to hold…
FARGO (KVRR) — A man and woman were rescued from the Red River near Dike East in downtown Fargo Saturday afternoon. Authorities say their kayak overturned at 3:15 p.m. A caller reported that there were two people in the water and neither had been able to get to shore. Responders arrived a few minutes later and found the man had…
UPDATE: Traffic is blocked off as of 8:30 Wednesday night at 13th Avenue and River Street in West Fargo where a water recovery is underway. Fire crews and police continue searching for a possibly suicidal woman in the water. Some of the fire trucks have left the scene, but 13th Avenue West is closed from Sheyenne to Ninth Street. FM…
GRANDIN, N.D. — The Traill County and Cass County Sheriff’s Offices rescue two men stranded in the Elm River for nearly three hours this morning. Deputies found them in a pickup completely surrounded by water near Grandin around 5:00 a.m. 34–year–old Eric Kent and 33–year–old Chad Erickson, both of Grandin, told officers their truck went into the river around two….
FARGO, ND — Rescue crews are looking for a person who reportedly went into the Red River to swim but didn’t come out of the water. At this time, crews are searching in the waters across from Shelter Three at Lindenwoon Park in Fargo. Scanner traffic said the man was wearing blue jeans without a shirt. The search began at…
Fargo, ND — Two men are rescued from their boat stranded in South Fargo near Lemke Park. A boat was caught on the rocks. The two men in the boat were not injured. They told KVRR Local News that they were fishing when they floated too close to the dam. The motor on their boat was not able to free them from…
FARGO — The Fargo Fire Department is involved in a water rescue along the Red River near 310 4th Street South. A call came in around 7:15 a.m. about a person who may have gone into the water, and did not come out. Fargo Fire says three friends were playing in the water around 5:00 a.m., Thursday. One of the…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo police say a woman has died after being pulled out of the Red River in South Fargo earlier this afternoon. Authorities tell us they do not suspect foul play. They have not released the woman’s name. People at Iwen park say they spotted the woman in the water. Officers responded at around 2:30 p.m. to the 4900…
