After three days of searching, the northern Iowa woman who died trying to save her son’s life has been found. Search crews at Clear Lake located the body of a missing Mason City woman late this morning. 32-year-old Jodene Broderick likely drown after she jumped out of a boat Sunday to save her four-year-old son. Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Larry Mason says finding the body will help family members deal with the loss.Mason issued a plea to all boaters to wear their life jackets. He says other drownings might be avoided if people would wear life jackets.
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