WATCH: Home next to Rapidan Dam falls into river [Video]

MANKATO, Minnesota — A portion of the home closest to the Rapidan Dam tumbled into the serving Blue Earth River Tuesday evening. 

Blue Earth County officials said in a very brief news release that the home had been “undercut enough” by water racing around the failing dam and washing away the riverbank before it fell into the river. 

Team members from county public works, emergency management and the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office are monitoring for downstream impacts. County officials said they will provide more details on Wednesday morning.

“It’s been a very scary and hard situation,” said homeowner Jenny Barnes, whose family has run the nearby Dam Store for decades. She also was worried about the store.

“That’s our life, as well. That’s our business; that’s our livelihood. It’s …