Photo: #President George W. Bush surveys damage to the collapsed I-35W bridge with survivor Gary Babineau on Saturday.
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President George W. Bush surveys damage to the collapsed I-35W bridge with survivor Gary Babineau on Saturday. (NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007, plunging dozens of cars and their occupants into the river.

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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

A rescuer's story

August 6, 2007

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Minneapolis — A few moments after Gary Babineau realized he survived the collapse of the I-35W bridge, he began helping dozens of children in a school bus escape to safety. On Saturday, he told his story to President Bush. Now he tells it to MPR All Things Considered host Tom Crann.

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