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6/9/20
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the woman who drowned at Lake MacBride over the weekend.
The victim is identified as 21-year-old Makeda Scott of Iowa City. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the lake just after 5:30 Sunday night for an individual who had gone under the water near a watercraft and didn’t resurface. Responding units attempted to locate Scott and the search was suspended around 9:00 p.m.
Recovery efforts resumed at approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday, and Scott’s body was located at 12:10 p.m. The body has been turned over to the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Department for an autopsy.
The incident remains under investigation by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.