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Man Who Died After Being Pulled From Red River Identified

By Derek Sidian Mar 5, 2026 | 10:28 AM

Rescue crews work to break the ice while searching for a man in the Red River near the Main Avenue bridge, March 3, 2026 (KFGO News Photo / Nate Coen)

Fargo, ND – Police in Fargo are naming the man who died after being rescued from the Red River on Monday as 39-year-old Trevor Stephens of Fargo.

Witnesses say Stephens was seen walking on the ice near a bridge around 2:30 p.m. when he fell through and into the river. Moorhead and Fargo fire crews responded and recovered him just after 3:30 p.m.

Stephens was taken to a Fargo hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

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