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Saylorville Lake drowning victim ID’d

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June 17th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Polk County say a body recovered from Saylorville Lake was that of a man from Ankeny, who was seen struggling in the water at around 6:30-p.m., before he went under and failed to resurface. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Maximino Jarquin-Garcia. The search Jarquin-Garcia began at the Cherry Glen Boat Ramp. Emergency crews used personal watercraft, drones and boats to search the lake. The man’s body was recovered at around 8-p.m., Thursday.

A press released from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said “The victim had been under water for nearly 80 minutes at the time they located him. At this time, no foul play is suspected; however, the cause of death will not be known until an autopsy is completed by the Medical Examiner.”

Agencies responding to the scene, Thursday, included Ankeny Police and the Army Corps of Engineers, along with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.