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College Student Hospitalized After Fall Into Charles River

BOSTON (CBS/AP) -- Massachusetts State Police say a college student from Texas is hospitalized in critical condition after falling into the Charles River in Boston.

Police say the 18-year-old was out with friends near the Boston University sailing pavilion around 1 a.m. Sunday when she fell into the river. A friend pulled her out and she was taken by ambulance to Brigham & Women's Hospital.

State police said the woman is from Houston, but they did not release her name or the college she attends.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Kim Tunnicliffe reports.

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She was listed in stable condition at the hospital as of 3:15 p.m.

The incident remains under investigation.

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