Iowa boy dies 2 days after being pulled from park lake

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Officials say a 9-year-old boy who was found underwater Sunday at a central Iowa lake has died.

The Des Moines Register reports that Landyn Short, of Tama, died Tuesday at a Des Moines Hospital.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was reported missing in the water at Rock Creek State Park, near Grinnell, around 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

The boy was given medical treatment after being found underwater around 2:15 p.m. and was later flown to a Des Moines hospital.

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Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com