(UPDATE 10:55-p.m.) Man dies after his vehicle plunges into a Madison County Lake

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January 10th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Winterset, Iowa) – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 10:20-a.m. today (Friday, January 10, 2025),  Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched Badger Creek State Recreational Area in northern Madison County, after a deceased adult male was discovered.
A preliminary investigation indicates 55-year-old Jeffrey Gene Poush, of Cumming,  in preparation of ice fishing, drove his vehicle out on to ice covered Badger Creek Lake sometime late Thursday or early Friday morning. Approximately  115-feet from shore, Poush’s vehicle fell through the ice and became completely submerged in 7-to 8-feet deep water.
Poush was able to free himself from the vehicle and ultimately the lake, on his own, with no known witnesses being present.
Poush who eventually died from his injuries was discovered around 10:20-a.m., Frday. His body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny where an autopsy will be completed. No foul play is suspected at this time and the investigation is on-going.

Madison County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page photo.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Iowa DNR, Story County Sheriff’s Office’s Dive Team, Central Iowa Underwater Search & Rescue, Madison County Ambulance and Madison County Medical Examiner’s Office.