Man fleeing arrest in Roseville gets caught in swamp, rescued
Officers with the Roseville Police Department stopped a driver on Larpenteur Avenue and found two people inside the car. The officers discovered the driver had a domestic abuse no-contact order against the passenger.
Police said the man ran before they could arrest him, ending up in a "marshy swamp."
"Eventually, because of how thick the swamp was, the man got too weak and tired and needed to be rescued," the department said.
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office used an airboat to get to the man, and officers jumped into the swamp to save him.
The man is in custody for the violation and other warrants, police said.
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