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Devoted boy William dies in park fall after family outings
William, nine, a leader at church and home who loved fixing things, died after falling from a Cedar River bluff at Palisades Kepler State Park. Teammate Dreyer and caregiver Yeomans performed CPR as authorities investigated the accident. William’s death deeply affected his friend Trashon and a community left to mourn.
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William
Jennifer Erbe
Marion
Starry Elementary
Erbe
Trashon
Ballard
Grace Baptist
East Post Road
Highway 100
Wentz
McLeod USA
Kirkwood Community College
Jason Dreyer
Dreyer
Los Angeles
Texas
Ames
Darcy Yeomans
Adel
Des Moines
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Yeomans
Starry
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Cedar Cliff
Trinity
Cedar River
Linn County
Don Linder
University of Northern Iowa
Becom
Snhen
Sue
UNI
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Wentz Boys
Trashon Wentz
Sue Wentz
William Wentz