River/Stream: Des Moines River, West Fork
Location: Humboldt, Humboldt County
Owner:
Height (ft.): 15
Warning Signs:
Comments: obvious impoundment
Fatalitites: 1
May 6, 2006 - angler Michael Milligan
Incident Report:
Officials said 50-year-old Michael Mulligan of Humboldt may have fallen in the water at the Harry Reasoner Dam on the West Fork of the Des Moines River and drowned. He was reported missing Saturday morning after he was last seen fishing near the dam.
Someone called 9-1-1 after finding his fishing tackle and vehicle near the dam. Crews spent much of Saturday and Sunday searching for Mulligan, including dive teams from Story and Polk counties.
