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Body of missing kayaker recovered from Iowa River

Deputies were called at around 11:48 a.m. Friday to the Iowa River in Iowa Falls after a man was separated from his kayak.

Body of missing kayaker recovered from Iowa River

Deputies were called at around 11:48 a.m. Friday to the Iowa River in Iowa Falls after a man was separated from his kayak.

NOW. WELL, NEW TONIGHT. WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE MISSING KAYAKER WHOSE BODY WAS RECOVERED FROM A RIVER IN IOWA FALLS. THE HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IDENTIFIED HIM AS 34 YEAR OLD LEVI MENTZ OF IOWA FALLS. DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO THE IOWA RIVER AROUND 1148 FRIDAY MORNING FOR REPORTS THAT A MAN WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS KAYAK. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND AT LEAST A DOZEN OTHER AGENCIES SEARCHED. MENSAH’
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Body of missing kayaker recovered from Iowa River

Deputies were called at around 11:48 a.m. Friday to the Iowa River in Iowa Falls after a man was separated from his kayak.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office has recovered and identified the body of a kayaker who went missing Friday.First responders were called at around 11:48 a.m. Friday to the Iowa River in Iowa Falls. It was reported that a man was separated from his kayak. An extensive search involving more than a dozen agencies then began.The Hardin County Sheriff's Office says the body was found just before 11 p.m. Friday. On Saturday afternoon, deputies identified the man as 34-year-old Levi Mentz of Iowa Falls.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office has recovered and identified the body of a kayaker who went missing Friday.

First responders were called at around 11:48 a.m. Friday to the Iowa River in Iowa Falls. It was reported that a man was separated from his kayak. An extensive search involving more than a dozen agencies then began.

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The Hardin County Sheriff's Office says the body was found just before 11 p.m. Friday. On Saturday afternoon, deputies identified the man as 34-year-old Levi Mentz of Iowa Falls.