Story originally printed in the La Crosse Tribune or online at www.lacrossetribune.com
Published - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Update: Truck pulled from Mississippi
A pickup truck was pulled from the west channel of the Mississippi River at the Gopher State Sportman's Landing this morning after it sank when the brakes failed and tires slid on algae-covered concrete as the driver was putting his boat in the water, said La Crescent (Minn.) Police Chief Todd Nelson.
The truck entered the water about 9:30 a.m. and the driver crawled out his window, Nelson said.
The truck floated about 30 yards downstream. It was removed from the water by the La Crosse Area Underwater Rescue and Recovery Unit and a Holmen (Wis.) towing company using cables.
 DICK RINIKER/LA CROSSE TRIBUNE The owner of a pickup truck that sank in the Mississippi River on Wednesday morning plucks items from the water. His truck ended up in the river’s west channel about 9:30 a.m. when its brakes failed and tires slid on algae-covered concrete as he tried to put his boat in the water at the Gopher State Sportsman’s Landing, said La Crescent (Minn.) Police Chief Todd Nelson. The man managed to crawl out of a window, Nelson said, before the truck floated about 30 yards downstream. The La Crosse Area Underwater Rescue and Recovery Unit and a Holmen, Wis., towing company used cables to pull the truck from the water. |
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