Monday, 23 July 2012

State paying Cedar Rapids for share of Maquoketa cave rescue cost

Emergency rescue team helped rescue Illinois man in May

State officials agreed Monday to reimburse the Cedar Rapids fire department nearly $10,462 for costs incurred when an emergency response team was dispatched in May to rescue an Illinois man who was pinned for more than 20 hours deep in a cave at Maquoketa Caves State Park in northeast Iowa. The Iowa Executive Council voted [...]

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