Man died after being found in river near Great Falls

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - A man who was found floating in the Missouri River in Great Falls has died.

Cascade County Sheriff Bob Edwards says officers received reports of a body on a flotation device in the fast-moving river at about 5 p.m. Friday.

Edwards says emergency responders had located the man near the 9th Street Bridge and had him out of the water by 5:15 p.m. Rescuers started CPR and the man was taken to the hospital.

Edwards tells KFBB-TV that the man died. He has not released the man’s name, age or cause of death.

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Information from: KFBB-TV, http://www.kfbb.com