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Three Dead In Mississippi River Boat Accident

Capsized Boat Sinking

Photo: georgeclerk / E+ / Getty Images

(Bellevue, IA) -- Three people are dead after a boating accident on the Mississippi River near Bellevue, Iowa, about 20 miles south of Dubuque.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says three men were fishing in a restricted area near Lock & Dam 12.

According to the DNR the boat got caught in a strong backflow current and capsized.

Photo Credit: Getty Images


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