Girl Nearly Drowns in New Brighton

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after being pulled from a creek in New Brighton.

New Brighton police say the girl and two friends jumped off a pedestrian bridge and into the rushing creek Thursday afternoon. The girl's friends made it out of the water, but the girl went under the surface.

Police say the girl had been underwater for about 20 minutes before she was rescued. She was unresponsive and was taken to Unity Hospital in Fridley.

The girl's name was not released.