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Man Drowns Trying to Rescue Dog
BUHL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Minnesota say a man has drowned while trying to rescue his dog from a water-filled mining pit.
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says 56-year-old Gary Paternoster died after he was pulled from the water in Buhl Saturday evening.
WCCO -TV reports the man's dog had been caught on something in the water and he was trying to save his pet.
Officials say Paternoster was pronounced dead at a hospital in Hibbing.
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