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(Updated) Body found in Mo. River in S.W. IA was a woman from Nebraska

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August 4th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Bartlett, Iowa) — A body pulled from Iowa side of the Missouri River last month, was identified as a woman from Nebraska. According to KETV in Omaha, officials with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) reported 39-year-old Elizabeth Adair, of Omaha, was found on July 18th, about four-miles south of the Bartlett boat ramp, west of Bartlett, in Fremont County. Her body was found U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers.

Adair was identified through finger prints. A State Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy determined no foul play was involved in the woman’s death. Her death was investigated by Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa DCI, with assistance from Omaha Police.