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July 7, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – A woman was hospitalized Wednesday evening after being pulled under the waters of Lake Superior by a rip current off Park Point.
The call for help came in around 7 p.m. near the Beach House at the end of the point.
When crews arrived, a 20-year-old woman from St. Paul was found on the shoreline after bystanders grabbed a life ring to help the woman back to the beach.
“Bystanders reported to Duluth Police that the woman had entered the water when her sister had gone in and was struggling. The woman was able to help her sister back to shore and was reported to have been pulled back out by a rip current,” according to Kate Van Daele, public information officer.
Duluth Fire Department responded to its second water emergency within a week.
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A 20-year-old St. Paul woman is recovering after she was pulled away from shore by a rip current along Park Point near the Beach House Wednesday evening.
The Duluth Fire Department responded to a report of a person pulled underwater by a rip current shortly after 7 p.m., according to a report from the DFD. Bystanders had grabbed a life ring and were able to assist the woman back to shore. By the time first responders from the fire department, police department and St. Louis County Rescue Squad arrived at the scene, the woman was already on the shore.
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Twin Ports 4th of July Events Back with a Bang This Year
Both Duluth and Superior are anticipating big crowds this year, and both cities claim to have the best fireworks show in the upper Midwest.
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DULUTH, SUPERIOR- After a busy and event-filled Airshow weekend, anticipation is building in the Twin Ports for the return of Fourth of July festivities for a post-pandemic summer.
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Homeowners with lead service lines are being advised to take precautions. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
Samples of tap water collected in Duluth’s Hillside neighborhood wait to be tested for lead at Pace Analytics on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson shared some worrisome news Tuesday morning about lead levels found in local household water as the city faces down the estimated $40 million cost of replacing all lead service lines in the city.
“I want to start off by saying that the quality of the drinking water in Duluth has not changed,” said Jim Benning, Duluth’s director of public works and utilities. “The city of Duluth has actually won awards for the quality of our drinking water in the past. And we’re very proud of that.