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More than 100 people gathered in what was for most an unfamiliar church.
Michael s father, his mother, Sabrina, and brother, Gus, have spent days and nights far from their Marion home.
Joining them were family members from Chicago, where Michael was born.
And also joining them were members of two Cedar Rapids-area church families.
Shields is the senior pastor of Christian Life Church. It was within his congregation that Michael became born again six months ago.
Bishop Robert Green leads Kingdom Encounter Church, a 47-year-old, multicultural congregation where Michael and his family also worshipped.
But on Saturday, they were all one big family celebrating the boy s life.
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It s been nearly two weeks since 11-year-old Cedar Rapids boy Michael Jaramillo suffered injuries that took his life when the Raging River raft his family was riding in at Adventureland overturned. The early evening accident happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 3 and authorities are still trying to determine what caused the raft to flip. We ve now learned it had been taken out of service for a time earlier in the day, along with several others.
According to KCCI, an Iowa Division of Labor accident report shows the Jaramillo family was riding in the #2 raft. The report says it was one of the rafts that had been removed from the ride earlier in the day because of deflated air bladders. KWQC says the Iowa Division of Labor report shows the raft had been back in service for just an hour and 45-minutes when the accident occurred.
State report: Raging River boat taken out of service hours before deadly accident
According to an Iowa Division of Labor report, the raft the Jaramillo family rode showed issues before the fatal July 3 incident. Author: Sarah Beckman Updated: 11:08 PM CDT July 16, 2021
ALTOONA, Iowa The boat involved in a deadly incident at Adventureland Park was temporarily taken out of service for repairs just hours before an eastern Iowa family rode it, an Iowa Division of Labor report shows.
Adventureland maintenance staff was called to the Raging River ride at 3 p.m. July 3 by operators due to rafts on boats deflating.
Staff removed several boats from the ride for repairs, including the raft involved in the deadly accident that killed 11-year-old Michael Jaramillo.