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Woman rescued from river near Houska Park
Crews rescue person holding onto a piling in the Mississippi
Fire crews in La Crosse were on the Mississippi early Sunday morning to rescue a woman in the water.
The city fire department was called to Houska Park shortly after 1 a.m., because of a report of somebody being in the river.
Yells for help led them to a woman holding on to a river piling near a barge that was docked.
The woman was taken to the 7th Street boat landing, and then to an ambulance.
Her condition is not known right now.