FOXNews.com: 4 killed in boat collision on Mississippi River in Iowa; bodies found after extensive search

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4 killed in boat collision on Mississippi River in Iowa; bodies found after extensive search May 20th 2012, 18:07 The bodies of three people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday, and crews continued to search for a fourth boater. Along with the four missing, eight people were injured when two jon boats — flat-bottomed boats often made of aluminum — crashed in the O'Connell Slough area of the river before 2 a.m. Saturday. One of the boats was carrying 11 people; the other had a single passenger. Paul Kay, an officer the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said the bodies of two men and a woman were found Sunday morning. A third man was still missing. It's not clear how the crash happened. "Our main point is to trying to find the last missing person before we continue the investigation," Kay said. Authorities scoured the river near Burlington for signs of the missing boaters Saturday before calling off the search after dark. Efforts resumed early Sunday morning. DNR spokesman Kevin Baskins said eight people were pulled from the water soon after the crash. At least one person suffered serious injuries and was flown to an Iowa City hospital, he said. The others were taken to a Burlington hospital. The names of the missing and injured people were expected to be released Sunday, the department said. Burlington is in southeast Iowa on the Illinois border, about 200 miles north of St. Louis on the river.

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