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Search suspended after person reportedly went into Detroit River this morning

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DETROIT (WXYZ) — Update: As of 2:30 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard had no new updates and said they have suspended the search.

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The U.S. Coast Guard and the Detroit Fire Department are searching for a person in the Detroit River on Halloween morning.

It's at Belanger Park near Fighting Island, about 3.5 miles down river from the Ambassador Bridge.

Around 4:30 a.m., there was a report of a person in the water. The Coast Guard and Fire Department have been involved since then.

Both agencies are running search patterns up and down the four-mile stretch of the river.

There is not a lot of information other than they’re looking for someone in the water. The Detroit Fire Department spokesperson says there is no information of how the person ended up in the water.