WINONA, Minn. – A fisherman jumped into the current at the Prairie Island spillway after the current boat pulled the boat from its the rope holding it to it to shore. He too was pulled by the current and dragged downriver. Rescuers from Goodview, Pickwick, Rollingstone and Winona mobilized to reach the man and brought him to safety. This was about 5:10 p.m. Where’s the boat? Who knows. This was the second rescue within a week at Prairie Island.
