One of two people kayaking below the Lake Red Rock dam on the Des Moines River in eastern Iowa died, after their kayaks capsized late Saturday morning. KCCI reports both were taken to the Pella Regional Hospital, where one of the kayakers was pronounced dead. The accident happened at around 11-a.m. According to Marion County Sheriff Jason Sandholdt, Ames construction workers, area fishermen, firefighters from Knoxville Rural and Knoxville city fire departments, Pella Ambulance crews and deputies threw rescue lines to the individual who was still fighting to hold onto the capsized kayaks.

They were able to get one of the kayakers out of the deadly current, where members of the Pella Fire Department could get ahold of him. Officials have not yet released the names of the kayakers, pending notification of family members.