男子溺水身亡,女孩在明尼苏达州莱克城附近危险的密西西比河河段获救。
Man drowns, girl rescued in dangerous Mississippi River stretch near Lake City, Minnesota.
一名56岁的男子Ronald John Highet于7月19日与一名12岁女孩在水中漫步之后,在明尼苏达州莱克城附近的密西西比河溺水身亡。
A 56-year-old man, Ronald John Highet, drowned in the Mississippi River near Lake City, Minnesota, after wading in the water with a 12-year-old girl on July 19.
女孩获救,但第二天发现了Highet的尸体。
The girl was rescued but Highet's body was found the next day.
当局警告河的这一段由于沙条和落地的变化而带来的危险,并劝告人们穿救生衣。
Authorities warn of the dangers in this stretch of the river due to shifting sandbars and drop-offs, and advise wearing life jackets.
事件发生时,两名受害者都没有穿救生衣。
Neither victim was wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident.