RedactedNarrative: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on 05/07/22 on the des moines river in marion county iowa, a 16 ft air boat capsized and sank. 3 passengers including operator were thrown from the vessel into the river. Two people were able to make it to shore, the third passenger was not able to make it to shore and drowned in the river. 
  
  Operator had pulled up to a vessel that was out of fuel and drifting down river, the vessel they were attempting to help said that they had a friend coming to give them fuel and that they did not want to be towed behind the air boat.
  
  While attempting to start the vessel operator noticed water coming in the vessel from the rear starboard side. The boat then capsized and threw the victims into the water. The vessel was not recovered due to the strong current and high water in the river, therefore a cause for the water coming into the vessel is not known at this time. 
  
  body was located by the marion county sheriffs department on the morning of 5/14/22 just west of the bennington boat ramp on the des moines river.
  