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Students who died in ISU crew club accident identified

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March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The two Iowa State University students who died in a boating accident Sunday morning at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County have been identified. The students are 20-year-old Yaakov Ben-David, a sophomore accounting major from Washington, D-C, and 19-year-old Derek Nanni, a freshman chemistry major from Normal, Illinois. Both died when the boat they were practicing in with the Crew Club overturned in the lake.

I-S-U says the three students who were rescued will not be identified to protect their privacy. A statement from the school says more information won’t be released until the investigation and the university’s internal review is complete. The statement says that could take several weeks.