Alexander Glover, a 21-year-old man from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, drowned in Millers Bay on West Lake Okoboji on Saturday, May 20.
Glover was on vacation with his family when he jumped off the boat to swim. The boat drifted away from him, and he attempted to swim back, but he became fatigued and slipped under the water. Family members threw him a rope, but he was unable to reach it.
A kayaker in the area, Charles Anderegg, dove down and retrieved Glover from the water. Family members began CPR, and the Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue Team arrived on the scene and transported Glover to shore.
Members of the Arnolds Park/Okoboji Rescue, Milford Rescue, and Lakes Regional Healthcare continued CPR and transported Glover to Lakes Regional Healthcare Emergency Room, where he was pronounced dead.
The lake temperature at the time of the incident was 57 degrees Fahrenheit, and the water was approximately 13 feet deep where Glover was recovered.