Man lost, presumed drowned in Red River

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This article was published 03/09/2009 (5594 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

WINNIPEG – Police are searching for the body of a man believed drowned near the Norwood Bridge after he jumped into the Red River to try to save his girlfriend — who was eventually saved by this spring’s "homeless hero."

The woman was pulled from the river alive by none other than Faron Hall, who rocketed to local fame in May after rescuing a teen from the river.

A group of friends had been drinking wine together in the morning by the river, according to a man who identified himself as "Zone," who comforted the group after the 1 p.m. incident.

The woman accidentally slipped into the river, but didn’t know how to swim. Her boyfriend tried to help her, but didn’t know how to swim, either.

After Hall rescued the woman, he tried to save the man, but the missing man had already gone under.

A spokesman for the Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service said there is no hope the man is still alive.

Hall was originally known as the “homeless hero,” but his selflessness inspired admirers to help him find an apartment.

aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca