Following torrential rain fall and flash flooding throughout Eastern Iowa, two teenage boys, David Bliss and Logan Blake, were swept into a flooded storm drain near an elementary school in Cedar Rapids. David was swept in while attempting to rescue Logan. David was found, alive, over a mile away, after being swept through the sewers. Unfortunately, Logan did not survive, and was found the following day in Cedar Lake.



Following such a tragic event, it simply makes sense, and would be absolutely ridiculous for the City of Cedar Rapids to not take the initiative in preventing another tradgety like this from happening. It is nearly undoubtable that if the drain had been covered with a grate, Logan would still be alive, and the families and community members of both boys would have been spared with having to deal with such a traumatizing ordeal.

It is the responsibility and duty of the City of Cedar Rapids to take immediate action in preventing accidents like this from happening in the future.