‘It’s unbelievable’: 7 rescued after being sucked into Genoa Lock and Dam

  Local Fire Chief: `It`s so rare` for everyone to survive an incident like this

Seven people were rescued after being pulled into a dam on the Upper Mississippi River when their boat became disabled.

All seven, including a minor, escaped without injuries Monday afternoon in the incident at the Genoa Lock and Dam on the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota, according to a joint statement from sheriff’s offices in Vernon County and Houston County, Minnesota.

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office was called to the dam after receiving a report that several people were sucked through the roller gates when their boat lost power, law enforcement said...

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Ken Notes: Please be carful this is a big working river. We are so glad to here everyone is OK!!!