Man used watch to call 911 after falling down riverbank in Minneapolis

The Brief

  • A man fell down a steep riverbank in Minneapolis on Saturday evening.
  • The man used his watch to call 911 to get help.
  • Minneapolis firefighter helped pull the man out of a deep river bluff near East River Flats Park.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) Minneapolis firefighters rescued a man who fell down a steep riverbank along the Mississippi on Saturday evening.

Riverbank rescue

What we know:

Firefighters say the man called 911 using his watch shortly before 8:30 p.m. after falling down the river bank and ending up in brush.

The man said he wasn’t sure exactly where he was but said he was at East River Flats Park earlier in the evening.

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