Memorial Fund Established for Iowa City Student Who Drowned at Lake Macbride
A memorial fund has been established for a 10-year-old Iowa City student, Ahmed Osman, who drowned at Lake Macbride State Park, to support a memorial bench and a scholarship.
Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City & Dubuque, IA, October 17, 2026 —
A memorial fund has been established for Ahmed Osman, a 10-year-old Iowa City student who drowned at Lake Macbride State Park. The fund is intended to support a memorial bench and a scholarship.
The available information does not identify who established or administers the fund, how contributions may be made, or how much money it aims to raise. It also does not say where a bench would be placed, who would receive the scholarship, or what criteria would be used to award it.
No date for the drowning or for the fund’s establishment was provided. Details about the circumstances of the incident, including any official response or investigation, were not included in the information available for this report.
The fund’s stated purposes are to create a memorial bench and support a scholarship in Osman’s memory. Further details about the planned memorial and scholarship were not provided. The information also does not specify whether the fund has announced a timeline for either effort.
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