EDDYVILLE, Iowa — The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office temporarily suspended the search for a missing man reportedly thrown from a boat Sunday morning.
According to the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 9:50 a.m., a caller reported a boating accident on the Des Moines River near 310th Street, in rural Eddyville. The caller reported that two individuals had been thrown from the boat that they were operating.
Shortly after MCSO deputies arrived on the scene, 50-year-old Roseanne Benda from Corydon, Iowa, was safely rescued with the help of two citizen boaters. Multiple public safety agencies began the search for an adult male who was thrown from the boat.
First responders spent over 10 hours searching around 310th Street in the Des Moines River for the missing man. The man from the accident is believed to be 47-year-old Waylon Straube from Eddyville, Iowa.
Rescue workers suspended their search of the river at dark. The MCSO says the search will resume early Monday morning.
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