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Hardin County Sheriff's Office identifies body recovered following reported drowning

Search crews located the man's body around 1:35 a.m. Monday.

ELDORA, Iowa — The Hardin County Sheriff's Office has identified the body that was recovered following a reported drowning. 

First responders initially responded to a reported drowning located near 290th Street at around 4:40 p.m. Sunday. When crews arrived, they began searching the water. 

Search crews eventually located a man's body around 1:35 a.m. Monday. 

The man was later identified as 66-year-old Roderick "Rod" Ryan of Eldora. 

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