By Associated Press - Friday, July 26, 2019

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in eastern Iowa say a kayaker has been rescued from the Mississippi River at a dam at Clinton.

Television station KWQC reports that the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office was called Friday to Lock and Dam 13 for a water rescue.

Officials with the Clinton Fire Department reported sometime before 3 p.m. Friday that a male kayaker had been safely rescued. Officials had initially received reports that a woman who was kayaking also was in trouble, but officials say she remained out kayaking and did not need to be rescued.



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Information from: KWQC-TV, http://www.kwqc.com

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