Body of 31-year-old man recovered from Waukee pond

WAUKEE, Iowa — The body of a 31-year-old man who went missing in a Waukee pond on Thursday has been found.

At around 3:33 p.m. the Waukee Police Department and Fire Department responded to a report of a water rescue at a city pond in the 2500 block of Grand Prairie Parkway. According to the fire department, two witnesses reported that they lost a fishing pole in the pond and asked a man working nearby for help. The man, identified as a 31-year-old, went into the water but never resurfaced.

A wet rescue team was deployed and at about 6 p.m. the Metro STAR dive team located the 31-year-old’s body. The victim’s name has not been released.

The Waukee Fire Department was assisted by the West Des Moines Fire Department and Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.

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