IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A person drowned in a pond at an Iowa City golf course after being trapped under some maintenance equipment on Wednesday afternoon.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said it happened at Pleasant Valley Golf Course, located at 4390 Sand Road SE, at around 1:39 p.m.

First responders said the victim was fully submerged in the pond, and still trapped under the maintenance equipment, when they arrived.

First responders were able to recover the victim and declared the person dead at the scene.

Officials have not released the identity of the victim. They have also not reported how the victim became trapped under the maintenance equipment.

The incident remains under investigation.

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