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Authorities have suspended a search for a vehicle witnesses said went into the Red River early Saturday morning.

 that officials with the Moorhead, Minnesota, Fire Department called off the search after looking up and down the river. Teams were unable to find a sonar hit so they didn't put a diver in the water.

Witnesses told police they saw a vehicle enter the river on the Moorhead side about 2 a.m. Saturday. Searchers say the current was moving fast Saturday morning and the vehicle could have been pulled downstream.

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Moorhead, Minn. authorities say the vehicle went into the river at about 2 a.m. Saturday. They were unable to detect it with sonar so they didn't put a diver into the water.

Authorities suspend search for vehicle in the Red River

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