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Photos: Fire Department boating accident

St. Louis (KMOV) – Two St. Louis firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after an accident during a training exercise on the Mississippi River early on Saturday morning.

A marine task force unit was conducting a training exercise when debris in the water caused two boats to collide into each other.

One firefighter was thrown into the water. The two injured firefighters were taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said the St. Louis Fire Department responds to incidents on the Mississippi River an average of four or five times a week, making training exercises a very important procedure.