PELLA, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a kayaker died after being pulled from the Des Moines River in south-central Iowa.
He was one of two kayakers who’d capsized late Saturday morning near Red Rock Dam, southwest of Pella.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says 61-year-old Timothy Chicoine was pronounced dead later at Pella Regional Hospital. He lived in Des Moines.
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The other kayaker was treated at the hospital and released. He’s been identified as 56-year-old Kevin Beatty, of Tracy.
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