CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources report that at around 1-p.m. today (May 27, 2023), a boat operated by 31-year-old Jeffrey Mattison, of Cedar Rapids, collided with a bridge piling on the Cedar River, upstream from Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids, located in Linn County, Iowa.

Mattison was non-responsive and immediately transported to the University of Iowa hospital by helicopter. The cause of the collision is unknown at this time.

The Department of Natural Resources is currently investigating the incident. The Linn County Sheriff, Linn County Conservation Board, and the Cedar Rapids Fire Department assisted with the response.