Johnson County officials are still searching for a Solon student who went missing after a canoe capsized and sent two people into Coralville Lake on Sunday afternoon.
Officials received a call at about 2:45 p.m. Sunday about a capsized canoe carrying two people in the area near Twin View Heights and across from Bobbers Grill in North Liberty.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said in a release Sunday night that one person was pulled from the water by bystanders and taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The sheriff's office, with the assistance of other agencies, has been dragging the lake to search for the second person since Sunday afternoon.
A Solon student was involved in the accident on Sunday, the Solon Community School District said Monday in a release and through social media. Superintendent Davis Eidahl confirmed Monday that the missing person in the canoe accident is a Solon student, but he would not release the person's name.
"Right now, we've been communicating with the family through their pastor, and we want to honor the family's request and give them time and space right now," he said.
The other person in the canoe was not a student at Solon, Eidahl said.
Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said Monday morning that the search for the second person is in "recovery mode" and he does not believe a rescue is possible.
Pulkrabek said the search was focused on a cove in the lake, but that obstacles like trees, rocks and other debris were making it difficult for officials to drag the lake. The sheriff's office will use dive teams to search, although Pulkrabek didn't know how many divers would be sent.
The boat may have capsized by one of the boaters standing to take a picture, according to Pulkrabek.
"Someone was attempting to take some sort of photograph and somehow the canoe capsized," he said.
Today is Solon's first day of class for the semester, and Eidahl said classes would continue as normal, but with "extreme flexibility" for students who wish to speak with counselors, coaches or pastors. The school has trained counselors and professionals from Grant Wood AEA, as well as from the Solon United Methodist Church and St. Mary's Catholic Church, according to the school's release.
Eidahl said the school's goal is to provide support and someone to talk to for students who knew the person involved in the accident.
"We understand that there's going to be a lot of students that are going to be impacted. When you have a smaller school like Solon, every student knows each other," he said.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is being assisted in the search by the North Liberty police and fire departments, Solon Fire Department, Swisher Fire Department, Johnson County Ambulance, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Metro Area Dive Team.
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Officials received a call at about 2:45 p.m. Sunday about a capsized canoe carrying two people in the area near Twin View Heights and across from Bobbers Grill in North Liberty.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said in a release Sunday night that one person was pulled from the water by bystanders and taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The sheriff's office, with the assistance of other agencies, has been dragging the lake to search for the second person since Sunday afternoon.
A Solon student was involved in the accident on Sunday, the Solon Community School District said Monday in a release and through social media. Superintendent Davis Eidahl confirmed Monday that the missing person in the canoe accident is a Solon student, but he would not release the person's name.
"Right now, we've been communicating with the family through their pastor, and we want to honor the family's request and give them time and space right now," he said.
The other person in the canoe was not a student at Solon, Eidahl said.
Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said Monday morning that the search for the second person is in "recovery mode" and he does not believe a rescue is possible.
Pulkrabek said the search was focused on a cove in the lake, but that obstacles like trees, rocks and other debris were making it difficult for officials to drag the lake. The sheriff's office will use dive teams to search, although Pulkrabek didn't know how many divers would be sent.
The boat may have capsized by one of the boaters standing to take a picture, according to Pulkrabek.
"Someone was attempting to take some sort of photograph and somehow the canoe capsized," he said.
Today is Solon's first day of class for the semester, and Eidahl said classes would continue as normal, but with "extreme flexibility" for students who wish to speak with counselors, coaches or pastors. The school has trained counselors and professionals from Grant Wood AEA, as well as from the Solon United Methodist Church and St. Mary's Catholic Church, according to the school's release.
Eidahl said the school's goal is to provide support and someone to talk to for students who knew the person involved in the accident.
"We understand that there's going to be a lot of students that are going to be impacted. When you have a smaller school like Solon, every student knows each other," he said.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is being assisted in the search by the North Liberty police and fire departments, Solon Fire Department, Swisher Fire Department, Johnson County Ambulance, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Metro Area Dive Team.
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