Kevin Ingles Dies Trying To Save Children From St. Louis River

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A Wisconsin man died while trying to save two children from the St. Louis River Wednesday afternoon.

According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, the body of 31-year-old Kevin Ingles of Superior was recovered around 5:20 p.m.

The sheriff's office and several other agencies responded to the river near Boy Scout Landing just before 2 p.m.

Two children, ages 5 and 8, had been struggling in the water. Bystanders managed to save them, the sheriff's office said, but Ingles never resurfaced after diving for the children.