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Iowa football player hurt in jet ski accident

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AP FILE PHOTO - Iowa defensive back Jack Koerner, left, celebrates with teammate D.J. Johnson during the second half of a college football game against Iowa State on Sept. 14, 2019, in Ames.

IOWA CITY -- Iowa football player Jack Koerner sustained serious injuries when he and a passenger on a jet ski collided with a boat on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.

According to a police report, Koerner and Cole Coffin were hurt at about 6:30 p.m. Friday when their watercraft crashed into the side of a boat.

Coffin was taken to a hospital by aircraft. There was no immediate word on his injuries or condition. Koerner was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No additional information was provided.

Iowa sports information said Koerner, a defensive back, had finished the first week of voluntary workouts with his teammates and was at the lake with his father for a father-son weekend along with other West Des Moines families.

Koerner established himself as a key to the Hawkeyes' defense last season. He made a 81 tackles and had one interception in 2019.

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