Two drownings in river that runs through state park near Mt Vernon

July 23, 2019 Carol Kuster State News 0

Authorities believe they’ve found the body of a Cedar Rapids man who went missing while swimming Saturday evening. Thirty-one-year-old Jairo (HAY-roh) Jimenez was last seen swimming near the dam on the Cedar River, inside Palisades-Kepler State Park near Mount Vernon. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release late Monday afternoon, saying a body […]