Name of duck hunter who died on Lake Red Rock released

MARION COUNTY, IOWA — Authorities are releasing the name of a duck hunter who died on Saturday on Lake Red Rock.

Authorities say 37-year-old Matthew Bettes of Des Moines was duck hunting when his boat began to take on water. A friend reported Bettes missing but authorities weren’t sure on which body of water that Bettes had been fishing.

Marion County authorities located Bettes’ vehicle at a boat ramp at Lake Red Rock later on Saturday. His body was recovered on Sunday morning from the lake.

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