Diver missing in Mississippi

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Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Authorities were searching today for a recreational diver who was missing and feared dead in the Mississippi River.

Three people were diving to a submerged car off Hidden Falls Park when a tether connecting them got caught in the car, said Mark Naylon, a spokesman for the Ramsey County sheriff's office.

``Two of the divers were able to get out and the other one has not been found yet,'' he said.

The diver's air tank would have been depleted before rescue crews could have arrived, Naylon said.

The other two divers tried to free their companion to no avail, he said. Divers from Ramsey and Hennepin counties were trying to find him.

One of the other divers apparently told police that the missing diver appeared to be injured with he found him and tried to free him, KARE-TV reported. The current apparently swept the diver away, KARE-TV reported.

The victim's name was not immediately released.