GRAVOIS MILLS, Mo. (KCTV) – A 62-year-old Shawnee man drowned over the weekend during a swim at Lake of the Ozarks.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said emergency crews were called around 4:40 p.m. to the area of Crescent Dr. and Buck Creek Rd. at Lake of the Ozarks after reports of a possible drowning.
When first responders arrived, they indicated that they found the man had entered the water from a dock. He briefly resurfaced before submerging again and never resurfacing.
State Troopers noted that a dive team was deployed to search the water. Crews recovered the man’s body and he was pronounced deceased at the scene just after 8 p.m…