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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A man has died following a water rescue in the St. Joseph River on Wednesday.

The South Bend Fire Department was dispatched to the water rescue near the 300 block of East Colfax Avenue at 7 a.m.

Officials said that a tenant nearby reported hearing yelling and seeing a man in the water just behind a restaurant in downtown South Bend.

The tenant was able to help firefighters identify the last known location of the victim in the river.

The South Bend Fire Department's swiftwater personnel entered the water and found the victim in about 8 to 10 feet of water.

The male victim was pronounced dead on scene and officials said there was fishing gear found nearby.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will be taking over the investigation.

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