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Accident Database: Accident #111
| River: | Des Moines River |
| Location: | Corn Belt Power Dam |
| Water Level: | Medium |
| Difficulty: | VI |
| Accident Code(s): | Lowhead Dam |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Open Canoe |
| Number of Victims: | 3 |
| Hazard Codes: | Hydraulic/Keeper Hole |
| Detailed Description: | Two brothers an their nephew drowned after their canoe went over the Corn Belt Power Dam on the DesMines River near Humbolt, Iowa. All were wearing life vests. No one saw what happened, but the river is flat above and below the dam, which is only three feet high. All bodies were recovered within sight of the dam; the canoe was spotted and picked up near Fort Dodge, fifteen miles downstream. |
| Report Status: | Completed |
