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Des Moines firefighters rescue child from Des Moines River near Principal Park
Summary
A 911 call on June 28, 2025, reported an approximately 7-year-old child in the Des Moines River near Principal Park; an Engine 1 crew member entered swollen water and reached the child, colleagues said in a transcript of dispatch audio and post-incident remarks.
A child estimated to be about 7 years old was pulled from the Des Moines River near Principal Park on June 28, 2025, after a Des Moines 911 caller reported the child struggling in the water, according to dispatch audio and firefighters’ post-incident remarks in the transcript.
The 911 recording begins with the caller saying, "There's a kid drowning right by Principal Park in the river," and the dispatcher tells the caller that officers and the fire department are en route and asks the caller to watch the child while crews respond.
Acting DC 1 (identified in the transcript as the officer recounting the response) and DC 2 described conditions at the scene as hazardous: heavy recent rains had swollen the river, producing a strong…
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