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Two women die in northeast Iowa Turkey River accident

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June 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) Two West Union women died Monday afternoon in an accident on the Turkey River near Clermont, in northeastern Iowa.  The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office says 64 year old Sharon Kahn and 44 year old Vicki Hodges were pronounced dead at Palmer Hospital in West Union. Authorities say they responded to a report of two people going over a dam in distress around quarter to four. The Sheriff’s office says six entities initiated a rescue but lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful.