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Wegayewu Faris was on a fishing trip when he went into the river to save a child who was struggling in the water. The child was taken to the hospital.

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (AP) — A 42-year-old Iowa man drowned in the Iowa River while helping rescue an 8-year-old child from the river. The Johnson County Sheriff's office said Wegayewu Faris of Coralville and a kayaker “were instrumental in saving the life of the 8-year-old child.” But Faris disappeared under the water while he was trying to help the child Friday evening near River Junction about 20 miles south of Coralville.

Wegayewu Faris was on a fishing trip when he went into the river to save a child who was struggling in the water. The child was taken to the hospital.

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) -- One man has died after diving after an 8-year-old drowning in the Iowa River Friday.

Wegayewu Faris was on a fishing trip when he went into the river to save a child who was struggling in the water. The child was taken to the hospital.

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