FARIBAULT, Minn. – Rescuers pulled a Faribault man alive from the Straight River after his worried family reported that one of his dogs had come me alone from a walk dripping wet. The family’s fear: That the man had fallen in. Rescuers began life-saving efforts. The man was airlifted 50 miles in critical condition to a Twin Cities hospital. Initially the man was identified by authorities only as 53 years old from the Teepee Tonka Park neighborhood. He was reported missing about 5 p.m. a couple hours after going out on a walk.
