Former Missionary Missing in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
One of the people confirmed missing in the Aug. 1 bridge collapse in
Minneapolis is Peter Hausmann, a former missionary who met his wife,
Helen, in Kenya, according to ASSIST News Service. Hausmann,
47, is reported to have called home while sitting in traffic when the
line went dead. Sheriff’s officials in Hennepin County confirmed that
his car was recovered from under the debris of the crumpled bridge
Monday morning, but divers did not find any evidence of a body.
Officials say those who fell into the river may have been washed
downstream or are trapped in the rubble. Family members said Hausmann
should have been celebrating because he had just learned that the
Kenyan government had ordered a new investigation into the shooting
death of his friend, Rev. John Kaiser, in 2000. Kaiser was a
67-year-old Catholic priest from Minnesota who had been in Kenya for 35
years. Hausmann, a native of Bonesteel, South Dakota, also served as a
missionary in Kenya. His brother, Rev. Leo Hausmann, is a priest at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wall, South Dakota.
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