RedactedNarrative: On 7/4/19 at aprox. 1800 hrs three people were tubing the des moines river With two tubes lashed together with 30 feet of rope. At the 6th ave. Bridge the tubes ended up on opposite sides Of a bridge piling. 
  
  This caused the tubes to become pinned against the concrete causing subject1 to fall off the Tube with no life jacket on. Subject1 stated that he kept getting sucked under the water and would pop back To the surface and gasps for air. Subject1 at one point was able to grab a hold of his cooler and use it to float Himself.
  
  Operator was driving upstream when she spotted victim hanging on to a blue cooler yelling "help me, Help me". At this point operator motored up next to him and subject2 grabbed both of victim’s arms and Held on to him. Victim yelled at him to not let him drown. At some point while operator was making way Back to the yacht club dock subject1s right foot made contact with the prop.   
  
  At the dock a 911 call was made and dsm fire transported subject1 to mercy hospital.  Subject4 was the only person wearing a life jacket.
  