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Breaking News: Vehicle in river in Sioux City

SIOUX CITY—A BODY WAS REMOVED FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR THE BOAT RAMP BY BEV’S ON THE RIVER IN SIOUX CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE JOE RODRIGUEZ SAYS AROUND 5 O’CLOCK, A WITNESS REPORTED AN INDIVIDUAL REVVED UP THEIR CHRYSLER NEW YORKER AND DELIBERATELY DROVE STRAIGHT INTO THE RIVER.

HE SAYS A DIVE TEAM ASSISTED AT THE SCENE AND AT 5:50 THE CAR WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE WATER AND AN ELDERLY WHITE FEMALE, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, WAS FOUND INSIDE.

POLICE OFFICERS WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THIS CASE AND IDENTIFY THE VICTIM. (News report from KSCJ, Powell Broadcasting, Sioux City)