Rock Valley, Iowa — Authorities have released the name of the person who drowned in a rural Rock Valley pond Monday afternoon.
According to Sioux County authorities, 19-year-old Aldo Tomas-DeLeon was swimming at the Groeneweg Pond, along 290th Street, a mile north of Rock Valley, when he went underwater and failed to resurface.
Bystanders along with emergency responders located Tomas-DeLeon after some time and removed him from the water where life-saving measures were attempted; before he was flown directly from the area to a Sioux Falls hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Rock Valley Police Department, Rock Valley Fire Department and Rock Valley Ambulance.
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Rock Valley, Iowa — The 4th of July turned tragic Monday afternoon when a person drowned near Rock Valley.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, shortly before 4:00 Monday afternoon they were summoned to investigate a drowning in a pond north of Rock Valley.
Sioux County Communications received a 911 call reporting a male was swimming in the pond when he went underwater and did not resurface.
Bystanders along with emergency responders located the male after some time and removed him from the water where life-saving measures were attempted; he was flown directly from the area to a Sioux Falls hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Rock Valley Police Department, Rock Valley Fire Department and Rock Valley Ambulance.
