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Tragedy in the Peruvian town of Madison County. On Thursday morning, off-duty Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Koeppe attempted to drive an excavator over a bridge on private property. The bridge collapsed, causing Koeppe and the excavator to fall into the pond below. Koeppe was trapped in the submerged cab of the excavator,” said Chief Deputy Clayton Allen of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say the owner and Koeppe were close to each other. “He is very shaken. It’s a difficult time for him right now. “It sounds like they were very good friends and had been for a long time,” Allen said. Using CPR, they were able to restore Koeppe’s heartbeat. He was flown to a hospital in Des Moines, where he died. Koeppe had been an Adams County sheriff’s deputy for about 18 months. Adams County Sheriff Alan Johannes describes Koeppe as fair. He gave his best, did everything that was asked of him and was a great person, Johannes said. Koeppe is survived by his parents and children.

PERU, Iowa –

Tragedy in the Peruvian town of Madison County.

On Thursday morning, off-duty Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Koeppe attempted to drive an excavator over a bridge on private property. The bridge collapsed and Koeppe and the excavator fell into the pond below.

Koeppe was trapped in the submerged cabin of the excavator.

“Officers responded, arrived on scene and discovered that the owner of the excavator was performing CPR on a person who had been operating the machine,” said Chief Deputy Clayton Allen of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

According to authorities, the owner and Koeppe were close.

“He is very shaken. It’s a difficult time for him right now. “It sounds like they were very good friends and had been for a long time,” Allen said.

Using CPR, they were able to restore Koeppe’s heartbeat. He was flown to a hospital in Des Moines, where he died.

Koeppe had been a deputy sheriff in Adams County for about 18 months.

Adams County Sheriff Alan Johannes describes Koeppe as fair. He gave his best, did everything that was asked of him and was a great person, Johannes said.

Koeppe is survived by his parents and children.

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