Emergency crews recovered a body from the icy waters of Lake Macbride State Park on Saturday morning after a passerby noticed broken ice and a pair of gloves near the boat ramp.
According to a press release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, 85 year old Jack Peacock, of Cedar Rapids, was taken by ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospital, but did not survive.
“It is unknown how long the subject was underwater,” the release states.
Assistance was provided by the Solon Fire Department, North Liberty Fire Department, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Johnson
County Metro Dive Team, Johnson County Emergency Management, Johnson County Ambulance, UI Med 1 EMS Physicians, and the
Johnson County Medical Examiner.
The Lake Macbride Fat Tire Classic bike race was underway at the time of the incident, leading to a temporary reroute of the planned course.