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Child found unresponsive following Saturday night incident in Polk County lake

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June 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A two-year old girl was flown to a nearby hospital following an incident Saturday night at Big Creek Lake, in Polk County. According to KCCI-TV, the incident happened at around 9 p.m. It was not immediately clear how the girl, who was with her parents, got into the lake. Emergency response personnel performed CPR on the victim before she was transported to the hospital. The Polk City Police Department is investigating the case. It was the second incident involving a child at an Iowa Lake in as many days. On Friday, a fisherman pulled a young girl from Lake Red Rock, and saved her by using CPR.   Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say you should use extreme caution while swimming in rivers or lakes, especially due to high waters after flooding this past week.

Authorities told KCCI also, that a fisherman was missing after his boat was found unoccupied and wedged into the riverbank. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 10:45 a.m. Saturday reporting that a fisherman was unaccounted for on the Des Moines River in Ottumwa. Officials said his boat was found near what is referred to as Turkey Island, northwest of Ottumwa. The Ottumwa Fire Department responded with watercraft along with the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office watercraft. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources also responded with three additional watercraft equipped with sonar. No other details were immediately available.