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Man dies after boat overturns in Des Moines River

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August 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

EDDYVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man died after a boat capsized on the Des Moines River in southern Iowa. Rescuers were sent to a spot on the southern end of Mahaska County around 7 p.m. Sunday to check a report about a capsized boat and people in the water. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old Martin Almond was found unconscious in the river and that he was declared dead later at a hospital. He lived in Oskaloosa.

The Ottumwa Courier reports that a woman seen floating down the river from where the boat capsized was rescued near Eddyville.