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Truck, trailer slide into river at Saskatoon boat launch

A truck towing a trailer slid into the South Saskatchewan River at the boat launch on Spadina Crescent in Saskatoon on June 2, 2019. Saskatoon Fire Department / Supplied

A truck and boat trailer ended up submerged in the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon on Sunday afternoon.

The truck was at the public boat launch on Spadina Crescent just before 5 p.m. when it slid into the river along with the boat trailer it was hauling, Saskatoon Fire Department officials said in a release.

The fire department’s water-trained personnel were sent to the scene, officials said.

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They decided to use rescue divers to hook up cables to the truck and trailer and then pull them out using two tow trucks.

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It took just over two hours for crews to successfully remove the truck and trailer from the river, fire officials said.

No injuries were reported, and the incident remains under investigation.

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