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Sheriff: Citizens Help Rescue Stranded Boater From Central Minnesota Lake

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A group of citizens helped rescue a stranded boater from a central Minnesota lake Thursday afternoon.

According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, the boater was yelling for help on Clearwater Lake in Nokay Lake Township around 1 p.m.

First responders made it to the scene and citizens on shore used a Jet Ski to help rescue the man.

"This is a great example of neighbors looking out for neighbors which [led] to a successful outcome," Sheriff Scott Goddard said in a release.

The sheriff's office said the man's boat couldn't make it back to shore due to windy conditions. He was not injured.

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