MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Division of Drug and Crime Control - P.O. Box 568 - Jefferson City, Mo. 65102


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Kevin Hunter
(573) 522-1686
09192014
September 19, 2014

EMPHASIS: Body Found in Lake of the Ozarks Identified


The ongoing investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Camden County Sheriff's Office revealed the body found floating in the Niangua Arm of Lake of the Ozarks on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 is that of David O. Martin, 55, of Kaiser, Missouri. While the preliminary cause of death appears to be drowning, the circumstances surrounding the manner in which Mr. Martin entered the water are still being investigated.
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