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Teen Helps Save Man Who Fell Down Mississippi River Bluff In Minneapolis

St. Paul resident Sam Gifford and a friend were taking senior pictures along the river when a shout suddenly changed their focus.

By Frank Vascellaro

October 7, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The kindness of a teenager helped save the day for a man who fell down a Mississippi River bluff in south Minneapolis Wednesday.

St. Paul resident Sam Gifford and a friend were taking senior pictures along the river near 43rd Avenue and West River Parkway South, when a shout suddenly changed their focus.

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“We were down there together for quite some time,” Gifford said.

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