4 People Found Dead After Boat Crash on Iowa River The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. None were wearing a life vest. DNR officer Paul Kay said the victims were three men and a woman, all believed to be in their 20s. Their names have not been released, pending notification of their families. Des Moines County officer Kevin Glendening, foreground, drags the Mississippi River as officer Brad Siegfried, center, and Sheriff Mike Johnstone use sonar to locate four missing people near O'Connel Slough Saturday, May 19, 2012 near Burlington, Iowa. Two boats collided early Saturday morning leaving eight injured and four missing. (AP Photo/The Hawk Eye, Brenna Norman) Close Along with the four killed, eight people were injured when two jon boats - flat-bottomed boats often made of aluminum - crashed in the O'Connell Slough area of the river, where the water is 10 to 12 feet deep, before 2 a.m. Authorities scoured the river near Burlington for signs of the missing boaters Saturday before calling off the search after dark. Efforts resumed early Sunday morning. DNR spokesman Kevin Baskins said eight people were pulled from the water soon after the crash.