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Lang 8/6/22 A City High employee has lost his life saving a child from drowning in the Iowa River near Lone Tree. According to a news release from the Johnson
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.
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.
The body of Wegayewu Faris, 42, was found about 7:10 p.m., the office said. He is not related to the child, authorities said, but like the child he had come with others to fish at the river.