The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 9:17-a.m. today (Wednesday), they were notified that a body was located in the Nishnabota River, near the Goldenrod Boat Access, near Hamburg, Iowa. The body of 77-year old Thomas Gibson, of Watson, Missouri was located by family members in the river. The body was recovered with the assistance of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Water Division, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Hamburg Rescue. An autopsy will be conducted that the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny.

Mr. Gibson was reported missing by family members Monday, after finding his vehicle on the boat ramp at the Goldenrod Boat Access and his unoccupied boat near the Interstate 29 bridge over the West Nishnabota River. Numerous agencies and private individuals assisted in the search for Gibson.