Update: Arrest In Palo Alto County Drowning At Virgin Lake

Darrell Simmons
Special Agent in Charge

August 15, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa - This is not a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being distributed on behalf of the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office as the result of the Division of Criminal Investigation's assistance in this investigation.

Previous Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office Press Release - August 1, 2020

Link to Palo Alto press release - August 15, 2020

 

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