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Crews clear search of Scioto River near downtown Columbus after report of person in water

The scene was located near the Main Street bridge.
Credit: WBNS-TV
The Columbus Division of Fire searches the Scioto Rover on April 26, 2021.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police officers and firefighters have cleared the scene where they were searching the Scioto River after a person claimed someone in the water went under Monday morning.

Police said no one was found near the scene at the Main Street bridge.

The fire department said a man walking to work on the bridge said he saw what looked like a person with blonde hair.

Dive teams searched the river but found nothing.

The bridge is now open.

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