Family of Iowa State Crew Club Drowning Victim Reaches $2M Settlement

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The parents of a 19-year-old Iowa State University student who drowned during his first workout with the school's club rowing team have reached a $2 million settlement of their a wrongful death lawsuit against the state.

As reported by the Ames Tribune, Derek Nanni died March 28, 2021, after the boat he and other university crew club members were practicing in capsized on the LIttle Wall Lake in Hamilton County. Three club members survived but Nanni and 20-year-old sophomore Yaakov Ben-David drowned in the frigid water.

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