POLK COUNTY, Iowa- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is releasing details of a rescue at Big Creek, north of Des Moines. The DNR says three people became stranded on a rented boat, Sunday one jumped in the water, and got stranded, a second person then jumped in with a ring buoy, the third person -who could not swim- fell into the water, while trying to get the boat's anchor. Strong winds drifted the boat away. The DNR says none were wearing life jackets.
The three held onto the life preserver, and people fishing nearby helped, until a conservation officer arrived with life jackets and pulled the three to safety.
The DNR reminds everyone to wear a life jacket while on the water and to be cognizant of the current weather conditions.