(Modale, Iowa) After a boat took on water, a woman was missing and sank on the Missouri River.
Harrison County Communications received a 9-1-1 call at 11:56 p.m. on Sunday to report a boat sinking with one person missing near the 656-mile marker on the Missouri River south of the Remington Boat Landing.
Emergency responders arrived and located a boat rescuing subjects from the river. The parties stated, and authorities confirmed a missing 20-year-old female.
According to the press release from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, recovery efforts are in place to recover the boat and the missing female. The investigation is ongoing.
The following agencies responded to the scene; Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Mondamin Fire and Rescue, Modale Fire and Rescue, Missouri Valley Fire and Rescue, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife services, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Blair Police Department, Blair Fire and Rescue, Southwest Iowa Dive Team, Yutan Dive Team, Harrison County Emergency Management Agency, and Shelby County Emergency Management.
