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17-year-old swimmer drowns at Lake Rathbun
A 17-year-old was pronounced dead on Wednesday night after drowning in a lake located in southern Iowa, officials said. Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Rathbun Lake in Moravia after receiving a call around 6 p.m. for a report of a drowning, according to a news release. Reports said a 17-year-old swimmer went under the water and didn’t resurface.
Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office releases name of teen drowning victim
APPANOOSE COUNTY, Iowa — The Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the teen who drowned at Rathbun Lake on Wednesday. At around 6:13 p.m. Wednesday the sheriff’s office responded to a report of a 17-year-old swimmer who went underwater but didn’t resurface near the Buck Creek swimming area. The Appanoose County Water […]
Teenage swimmer drowns at Rathbun Lake
OUTSIDE MORAVIA, Iowa — A 17-year-old drowned in southeast Iowa on Wednesday evening. Shortly after 6 p.m. on June 26, 2024, the Appanoose County Law Center received a call about a possible drowning near the Buck Creek Swimming Beach at Lake Rathbun outside Moravia, Iowa. A 17-year-old male had...
17-year-old drowns in Rathbun Lake, sheriff's office says
MORAVIA, Iowa — The Appanoose County Sherriff's Office said a 17-year-old male drowned in Rathbun Lake on Wednesday night. At 6:13 p.m., the Appanoose County Law Center received a 911 call about a potential drowning near Buck Creek swimming beach on Rathbun Lake at 21947 Cedar Circle, Moravia. The...
Officials identify teen who drowned in southern Iowa lake
MORAVIA, Iowa — A 17-year-old swimmer drowned at a southern Iowa lake on Wednesday evening. According to the Appanoose County Sheriff's Office, a 911 call for a possible drowning near the Buck Creek swimming area at Rathbun Lake came in around 6:13 p.m. The caller reported a 17-year-old male swimmer had gone under the water and not resurfaced.
17-year-old drowns at Rathbun Lake, Wednesday
(Centerville, Iowa) – The Sheriff’s Department in eastern Iowa’s Appanoose County said late Wednesday, that a 17-year-old male had died while swimming at Rathbun Lake. The Appanoose County Law Enforcement Center received a 9-1-1 call at around 6:13-p.m. about a possible drowning near the Buck Creek swimming beach at Rathbun Lake, near Moravia. The caller said the teen was swimming when he went under the water and didn’t resurface.
Gov. Reynolds appoints Susan Cole to judicial position
Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed Appanoose County Attorney and Moravia resident Susan Cole to fill the vacancy of District 8A Associate Judge, following the retirement of the Honorable Kirk A. Daily. She submitted her resignation as County Attorney effective June 14 and the Appanoose County Board of Supervisors approved it at their June 17 meeting.
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