Overview
- Witnesses saw the 39-year-old walking on river ice before he fell into the Red River around 2:30 p.m. Monday.
- Red River Regional Dispatch received the report shortly after 2:30 p.m., triggering a search near the Main Avenue Bridge.
- Fargo and Moorhead fire crews conducted the rescue using an inflatable Zodiac boat that can operate on water and ice.
- Responders recovered the man shortly after 3:30 p.m. and transported him to a Fargo hospital in critical condition.
- He was later pronounced dead, according to Fargo Police Lt. Matt Siders.