DES MOINES, Iowa — Recovery efforts are underway following a "presumed drowning incident" in the Raccoon River, the Des Moines Police Department said.
Police and the Des Moines Fire Department Water Emergency Team received a report about a person in the Raccoon River near SW 2nd Street around 10:50 a.m. Friday.
Witnesses told officials the person had gone underwater and did not reappear. It's unclear how the man ended up in the river.
"Recovery efforts have been temporarily suspended due to risks associated with debris and water flow rate," police said Friday afternoon.
The search team surveyed all of the Raccoon River, but weren’t looking at the intersecting Des Moines river, because they believe the body didn’t get past debris in the water.
The date of when search crews return is still up in the air. It'll depend on water conditions and new information police receive.
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