1 dead, 3 injured after raft overturns on water ride at amusement park

One person is dead and three more have been hospitalized after a raft overturned on a water ride at an amusement park.

One person is dead and three more have been hospitalized after a raft overturned on a water ride at an amusement park. The incident occurred at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa -- part of the Des Moines metropolitan area -- when a boat on the Raging River ride overturned with six riders on it, according to a statement from Adventureland Park. The overturned raft caused critical injuries to three people and left one with minor injuries, the statement continued. “Altoona Fire and Police were on property and responded immediately,” said Adventureland Park in their initial statement on Saturday night. “We want to thank them as well as Des Moines, Ankeny, Bondurant, Pleasant Hill and Delaware Township Emergency Services for their fast response … Our thoughts are with the affected families at this time.”