Muscatine Man Seriously Injured After Falling From Boat

(Fairport, IA) -- A Muscatine man has been left seriously injured after falling from a boat. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says 33-year-old Matt Peterson fell into the Mississippi River just west of Fairport Saturday night. Once Peterson hit the water, his leg struck the propeller attached to the boat's motor. He was eventually taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City.