SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) – The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of an adult from Lake Macbride on Tuesday afternoon as a child remains missing. Officials searched for the child throughout the evening, but the search has been suspended for the night and will recommence on Wednesday morning.
The sheriff’s office shared in a press release they responded to Lake Macbride State Park around 12:10 p.m., and the adult victim was recovered at 12:43 p.m. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Iowa City Community School District said the incident involved a Borlaug Elementary 5th grade School of the Wild trip.
A KCRG crew at the scene observed boats, water rescue and a helicopter, among multiple other agencies in the Macbride Dam Road area, near the spillway.
A University of Iowa Police officer told KCRG that they were loading a patient and the helicopter was taking off.
Counselors and support personnel will be available to students and staff at Borlaug Elementary in the coming days. School will be held at Borlaug on Wednesday, and the district has canceled all School of the Wild trips for the foreseeable future.
“Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and loved ones of those affected by this tragedy,” the district wrote in a statement. “We recognize the impact an event like this can have across our entire school community and will continue to provide support as needed.”
ICCSD also canceled its regularly scheduled board meeting for Tuesday night.
The identities of the victim and missing child have not yet been released.
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