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'A young man full of joy, jokes, smiles, and laughter': Community remembers Michael Jaramillo Friends, family and strangers gathered in Des Moines Saturday to remember the 11-year-old boy who was killed on Adventureland's Raging River ride. Author: Jon Diaz (WOI), Renae Whissel Published: 7/17/2021 10:25:20 PM Updated: 10:55 PM CDT July 17, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa — More than 100 people turned out to a memorial service for Michael Jaramillo Saturday. Family, friends and strangers gathered at Corinthian Baptist Church in Des Moines to honor Micha...

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 w...

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...

Adventureland raft had been repaired on day of deadly accident Friday, July 16, 2021 2:57 PM Des Moines Register: The raft carrying Michael Jaramillo when an accident on Adventureland Park's Raging River ride fatally injured him July 3 temporarily had been pulled from service earlier in the day because of a deflated air bladder, according to public records obtained by the Des Moines Register. It was one of several rafts that had been taken out of service because the bladders that keep them afloat had deflated, state amusement ride safety investigators said in a previously unrelea...

Fish and Wildlife warns against building dams on local rivers Alison Grande The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning people not to move rocks along rivers to create swimming holes. The dams restrict the water flow and put fish and other wildlife at risk. It is also a crime. Sgt. Kim Chandler with Fish and Wildlife explained that it is a gross misdemeanor that could come with a $5,000 fine and up to a year in jail. He says it is a hydraulic violation, and any work on the river requires a hydraulic project approval from the state. While they’re not planning to...