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Mississippi River boat accident victims identified

• 12/9/2024 2:08:00 PM
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BELLEVUE - On Sunday, December 8th, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when their boat overturned.

Fatalities reported in boat accident on Mississippi River in Bellevue

• 12/9/2024 8:07:00 AM
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BELLEVUE - On Sunday, December 8th, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when their boat overturned.

Injuries reported in boat explosion at Lake Rathbun on Sunday

• 7/3/2023 2:17:00 PM
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MORAVIA - A mechanical malfunction likely led to a boat motor explosion injuring five at Lake Rathbun on Sunday, July 2, 2023. 

Two seriously injured in boating incident on Mississippi River in Jackson County

• 9/7/2021 9:59:00 AM
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SABULA, Iowa – Iowa DNR Conservation Officers responded to a boat crash on the Mississippi River on Sunday morning that left two people with serious injuries.