Authorities say a Des Moines man swept away and killed in floodwaters Saturday night was longtime Iowa sportscaster Larry Cotlar.
The 66 year old Cotlar had worked as the voice of Drake University's teams since 2005. Police said he died Saturday when he was carried away by floodwater after his van stalled on a flooded north Des Moines street. His bod
His body was found nearly four hours later, several blocks away.
Drake athletics director Briand Hardin says he respected Cotlar's work and the "quality person and colleague he was." The rain also prompted the evacuation of homes and businesses along Walnut Creek in the suburb of Clive. Some streets remained blocked Sunday morning.
The storms that responsible for that deadly flooding soaked the metro area Saturday evening. The College Home Run Derby scheduled for TD Ameritrade Park was postponed until Sunday at 7 p.m.
The Lake Manawa fireworks show scheduled for Saturday night was moved to 10 p.m. Sunday.