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Iowa jail inmate dies after suicide attempt

Associated Press - June 23, 2009 5:14 PM ET

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Woodbury County jail inmate has died after a suicide attempt.

Officials with the Woodbury County sheriff's office say 37-year-old Troy Dunn was found in his cell last Thursday by a cellmate.

Dunn was treated at the jail and transferred to a Sioux City hospital. Dunn's death was announced on Tuesday.

Officials did not release details of the suicide attempt.

Dunn was being held at the jail on federal drug charges.

Information from: KSCJ-AM, http://www.kscj.com

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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