On February 28, 2022, at 5:07 p.m., Des Moines
County Sheriff’s deputies along with the Mediapolis Fire Department responded
to an address in rural Mediapolis, 21085 Pegtown Rd, after receiving a 911 call
from a male asking for help.
Sheriff deputies and fire personnel arrived and
found an adult male clinging to the ice who had fallen through the ice while fishing.
After pulling this subject to safety it was learned that a second male subject
had also fallen through the ice and was still under the water.
Mediapolis Fire
Department utilized their training and equipment to begin searching for this
second subject. At 6:35 p.m. the second subject was pulled from the water. Both
subjects were transported to the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center.
The two subjects are brothers, ages 69 and 71, Patrick and Michael Vaughn from Davenport.
Patrick Vaughn was pronounced deceased at Southeast Iowa Medical Center upon arrival.