Find Body of 2nd Boy in River
Icy Big Sioux Takes Lives of Missing Youths
Sioux City - The recovery of the body of a second accidental drowning victim Thursday closed the books on the mysterious disappearance of 2 Sioux City boys. Shortly afternoon Thursday searchers pulled the body of Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., from the icy depths of the Big Sioux River near the Municipal Boat Dock.
The body was found in the same area as that of Danny Eugene Whitsell, 12, who was recovered Wednesday evening.
The recoveries confirmed suspicions of authorities that the pair of youths may have fallen through the thin ice while riding a bicycle on the river.
Authorities had feared that they might not recover the body of the Jorgenson boy because of the thick ice. Dragging operations were temporarily suspended Wednesday night & Thursday morning. Below freezing temperatures helped break the ice so search operations could be continued. As was the case with the Whitesell boy, the second body was recovered with the use of grappling hooks operated by men in boats.
Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury county medical examiner, confirmed that both died of accidental drowning. Both, he said, tried to swim to the South Dakota side of the river & might have made it had it not been for their heavy clothing & the near freezing temperatures of the water. The bodied were found near the South Dakota bank.
The boys reported missing about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, had a red Schwinn 10-speed bicycle with them. Several sets of bicycle tracks were found near a hole in the ice, but the bicycle had not been recovered. A brown German Shepherd dog that left with the boys returned home about 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Members of a searching party Wednesday found 2 holes broken in the ice on the Big Sioux River within a block of each other, south of Interstate 29, probably a quarter of a mile.
During the afternoon a knapsack one of the boys was carrying & several traps were found on the ice near the second hole in the ice.
source: Sioux City Journal
22 Dec. 1963
Rites Pending for River Victim
Funeral services are pending for Mark Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., one of 2 youths who accidentally drowned Tuesday in the Big Sioux River.
His body was recovered Thursday by police & Civil Defense searchers in the river south of Interstate 29.
The Jorgenson boy, a son of Mrs. Mary Lou Shearer, was born 12 Oct. 1951 in Sioux City. He was in the 7th grade at Riverside School.
( ==== scratched on crease of paper: survivors can't read at least 3 lines ====)brothers, Dana & Chris Jorgenson, both at home.
The body was taken to the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
source: Sioux City Journal
24 Dec. 1963
Rites for Second Youth Drowned Will Be Monday
Funeral services for Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, one of 2 Sioux City youths who drowned last week in the Big Sioux River, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
The Rev. Robert L. Hummel, pastor of Westminister Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Schumacher, Glenn Morrical, Earl Lariviere, Michael Domnisse, & Dennis & Randy Lymon.
The body of the victim was recovered Thursday from the river near the Muncipal Boat Dock. The body was about 50 feet from the spot where the body of Danny E. Whitsell, 12, had been recovered Wednesday.
source: Sioux City Journal
26 Dec. 1963 page D10
Icy Big Sioux Takes Lives of Missing Youths
Sioux City - The recovery of the body of a second accidental drowning victim Thursday closed the books on the mysterious disappearance of 2 Sioux City boys. Shortly afternoon Thursday searchers pulled the body of Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., from the icy depths of the Big Sioux River near the Municipal Boat Dock.
The body was found in the same area as that of Danny Eugene Whitsell, 12, who was recovered Wednesday evening.
The recoveries confirmed suspicions of authorities that the pair of youths may have fallen through the thin ice while riding a bicycle on the river.
Authorities had feared that they might not recover the body of the Jorgenson boy because of the thick ice. Dragging operations were temporarily suspended Wednesday night & Thursday morning. Below freezing temperatures helped break the ice so search operations could be continued. As was the case with the Whitesell boy, the second body was recovered with the use of grappling hooks operated by men in boats.
Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury county medical examiner, confirmed that both died of accidental drowning. Both, he said, tried to swim to the South Dakota side of the river & might have made it had it not been for their heavy clothing & the near freezing temperatures of the water. The bodied were found near the South Dakota bank.
The boys reported missing about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, had a red Schwinn 10-speed bicycle with them. Several sets of bicycle tracks were found near a hole in the ice, but the bicycle had not been recovered. A brown German Shepherd dog that left with the boys returned home about 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Members of a searching party Wednesday found 2 holes broken in the ice on the Big Sioux River within a block of each other, south of Interstate 29, probably a quarter of a mile.
During the afternoon a knapsack one of the boys was carrying & several traps were found on the ice near the second hole in the ice.
source: Sioux City Journal
22 Dec. 1963
Rites Pending for River Victim
Funeral services are pending for Mark Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., one of 2 youths who accidentally drowned Tuesday in the Big Sioux River.
His body was recovered Thursday by police & Civil Defense searchers in the river south of Interstate 29.
The Jorgenson boy, a son of Mrs. Mary Lou Shearer, was born 12 Oct. 1951 in Sioux City. He was in the 7th grade at Riverside School.
( ==== scratched on crease of paper: survivors can't read at least 3 lines ====)brothers, Dana & Chris Jorgenson, both at home.
The body was taken to the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
source: Sioux City Journal
24 Dec. 1963
Rites for Second Youth Drowned Will Be Monday
Funeral services for Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, one of 2 Sioux City youths who drowned last week in the Big Sioux River, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
The Rev. Robert L. Hummel, pastor of Westminister Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Schumacher, Glenn Morrical, Earl Lariviere, Michael Domnisse, & Dennis & Randy Lymon.
The body of the victim was recovered Thursday from the river near the Muncipal Boat Dock. The body was about 50 feet from the spot where the body of Danny E. Whitsell, 12, had been recovered Wednesday.
source: Sioux City Journal
26 Dec. 1963 page D10
Find Body of 2nd Boy in River
Icy Big Sioux Takes Lives of Missing Youths
Sioux City - The recovery of the body of a second accidental drowning victim Thursday closed the books on the mysterious disappearance of 2 Sioux City boys. Shortly afternoon Thursday searchers pulled the body of Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., from the icy depths of the Big Sioux River near the Municipal Boat Dock.
The body was found in the same area as that of Danny Eugene Whitsell, 12, who was recovered Wednesday evening.
The recoveries confirmed suspicions of authorities that the pair of youths may have fallen through the thin ice while riding a bicycle on the river.
Authorities had feared that they might not recover the body of the Jorgenson boy because of the thick ice. Dragging operations were temporarily suspended Wednesday night & Thursday morning. Below freezing temperatures helped break the ice so search operations could be continued. As was the case with the Whitesell boy, the second body was recovered with the use of grappling hooks operated by men in boats.
Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury county medical examiner, confirmed that both died of accidental drowning. Both, he said, tried to swim to the South Dakota side of the river & might have made it had it not been for their heavy clothing & the near freezing temperatures of the water. The bodied were found near the South Dakota bank.
The boys reported missing about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, had a red Schwinn 10-speed bicycle with them. Several sets of bicycle tracks were found near a hole in the ice, but the bicycle had not been recovered. A brown German Shepherd dog that left with the boys returned home about 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Members of a searching party Wednesday found 2 holes broken in the ice on the Big Sioux River within a block of each other, south of Interstate 29, probably a quarter of a mile.
During the afternoon a knapsack one of the boys was carrying & several traps were found on the ice near the second hole in the ice.
source: Sioux City Journal
22 Dec. 1963
Rites Pending for River Victim
Funeral services are pending for Mark Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., one of 2 youths who accidentally drowned Tuesday in the Big Sioux River.
His body was recovered Thursday by police & Civil Defense searchers in the river south of Interstate 29.
The Jorgenson boy, a son of Mrs. Mary Lou Shearer, was born 12 Oct. 1951 in Sioux City. He was in the 7th grade at Riverside School.
( ==== scratched on crease of paper: survivors can't read at least 3 lines ====)brothers, Dana & Chris Jorgenson, both at home.
The body was taken to the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
source: Sioux City Journal
24 Dec. 1963
Rites for Second Youth Drowned Will Be Monday
Funeral services for Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, one of 2 Sioux City youths who drowned last week in the Big Sioux River, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
The Rev. Robert L. Hummel, pastor of Westminister Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Schumacher, Glenn Morrical, Earl Lariviere, Michael Domnisse, & Dennis & Randy Lymon.
The body of the victim was recovered Thursday from the river near the Muncipal Boat Dock. The body was about 50 feet from the spot where the body of Danny E. Whitsell, 12, had been recovered Wednesday.
source: Sioux City Journal
26 Dec. 1963 page D10
Icy Big Sioux Takes Lives of Missing Youths
Sioux City - The recovery of the body of a second accidental drowning victim Thursday closed the books on the mysterious disappearance of 2 Sioux City boys. Shortly afternoon Thursday searchers pulled the body of Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., from the icy depths of the Big Sioux River near the Municipal Boat Dock.
The body was found in the same area as that of Danny Eugene Whitsell, 12, who was recovered Wednesday evening.
The recoveries confirmed suspicions of authorities that the pair of youths may have fallen through the thin ice while riding a bicycle on the river.
Authorities had feared that they might not recover the body of the Jorgenson boy because of the thick ice. Dragging operations were temporarily suspended Wednesday night & Thursday morning. Below freezing temperatures helped break the ice so search operations could be continued. As was the case with the Whitesell boy, the second body was recovered with the use of grappling hooks operated by men in boats.
Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury county medical examiner, confirmed that both died of accidental drowning. Both, he said, tried to swim to the South Dakota side of the river & might have made it had it not been for their heavy clothing & the near freezing temperatures of the water. The bodied were found near the South Dakota bank.
The boys reported missing about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, had a red Schwinn 10-speed bicycle with them. Several sets of bicycle tracks were found near a hole in the ice, but the bicycle had not been recovered. A brown German Shepherd dog that left with the boys returned home about 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Members of a searching party Wednesday found 2 holes broken in the ice on the Big Sioux River within a block of each other, south of Interstate 29, probably a quarter of a mile.
During the afternoon a knapsack one of the boys was carrying & several traps were found on the ice near the second hole in the ice.
source: Sioux City Journal
22 Dec. 1963
Rites Pending for River Victim
Funeral services are pending for Mark Jorgenson, 14, 1708 Wabash St., one of 2 youths who accidentally drowned Tuesday in the Big Sioux River.
His body was recovered Thursday by police & Civil Defense searchers in the river south of Interstate 29.
The Jorgenson boy, a son of Mrs. Mary Lou Shearer, was born 12 Oct. 1951 in Sioux City. He was in the 7th grade at Riverside School.
( ==== scratched on crease of paper: survivors can't read at least 3 lines ====)brothers, Dana & Chris Jorgenson, both at home.
The body was taken to the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
source: Sioux City Journal
24 Dec. 1963
Rites for Second Youth Drowned Will Be Monday
Funeral services for Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, one of 2 Sioux City youths who drowned last week in the Big Sioux River, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.
The Rev. Robert L. Hummel, pastor of Westminister Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Schumacher, Glenn Morrical, Earl Lariviere, Michael Domnisse, & Dennis & Randy Lymon.
The body of the victim was recovered Thursday from the river near the Muncipal Boat Dock. The body was about 50 feet from the spot where the body of Danny E. Whitsell, 12, had been recovered Wednesday.
source: Sioux City Journal
26 Dec. 1963 page D10
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