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A 25-foot Coast Guard small boat from Sector Upper Mississippi River patrols a safety zone around the Minnesota bridge collapse site in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 3, 2007. The Coast Guard is enforcing a seven-mile closure of the Mississippi River to support local efforts to search for victims and remove debris from the waterway.

A 25-foot Coast Guard small boat patrols a safety zone around the Minnesota bridge collapse site.

A 25-foot Coast Guard small boat from Sector Upper Mississippi River patrols a safety zone around the Minnesota bridge collapse site in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 3, 2007. The Coast Guard is enforcing a seven-mile closure of the Mississippi River to support local efforts to search for victims and remove debris from the waterway.

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