Crews search Mississippi River for missing angler

WINONA MN - Crews are searching the Mississippi River for a fisherman who fell from a canoe near Winona.

Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand says the man _ believed to be in his late 80s _ was alone fishing near the Prairie Island spillway when he got too close to the spillway. Brand says the churning water caused the man to fall out of his canoe.

Full story: WJFW

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