Diaa Elhag Kaf

How they died

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A body was pulled from the river on April 11. Police said there is a "strong possibility" the body may be that of an individual who jumped into the river at Prospect Park on March 17. Police were at the park, just upriver from Riverview Park, that evening on an unrelated matter when a man began yelling at officers, hopped in a other, and drove through the park "erratically." When police followed him, the man got out of the car and jumped into the river. Police called in the Des Moines Fire Department Water Emergency Team to search for the man, but did not find him. Further unsuccessful searches took place on March 18 and 25.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Diaa Elhag Kaf, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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