Hunter
01/05/23
The Cedar Rapids man who went missing while working a shift for the Water Division back in May was identified as the body pulled from the Cedar River last week.
In a release from the City, the State Medical Examiner has identified the human remains found December 30th on the River near Bertram as missing Cedar Rapids resident and City of Cedar Rapids employee, 54-year-old Erik Spaw. Foul play is not suspected in his death.
Mr. Spaw was reported missing on May 7th when the city-owned pickup truck he had been driving was found submerged in the Cedar River just upriver from the Edgewood Bridge. Search teams from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Task Force One, Johnson County Dive Team and others, conducted an extensive search of the river attempting to locate the employee.
Spaw’s remains were located last Friday by hunters.