UNION, Mo. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man after he attempted to swim down a river while fleeing a traffic stop in eastern Missouri.
Maj. Trevor Wild, of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, said the man drove through a hayfield and ditched his car Friday morning before he attempted to swim down the Bourbeuse River.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the 38-year-old was initially stopped for driving without a license and failing to yield to law enforcement. He came out of the river around 1:30 p.m. and police arrested him. He was later released, Wild said.
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Wild said this is not the first time someone has attempted to escape by floating down a river. He said it has happened several times before.
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