MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803
News Release
For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D212014
August 25, 2014
EMPHASIS: Body Found In Table Rock Lake Identified
On Monday, August 25, 2014, at approximately 10:46 a.m., a body was recovered near the Emerald Point area of Table Rock Lake in Taney County. The body was positively identified as Nicholas R. Young, 25, of Hollister, Missouri. On July 19, 2014, at approximately 3:13 a.m., Young had reportedly fallen overboard while attempting to step from one boat onto another. Young swam to the boat, but fell back in the water as he attempted to climb onboard, and then disappeared. Once recovered, the body was transported by the Taney County Coroner Kevin Tweedy to Springfield to determine the cause of death.
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