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

Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Scott B. White
(573) 751-1000
F160705
July 7, 2016

EMPHASIS: Body Found At Lake Of The Ozarks Identified

On Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at approximately 11:14 a.m., a body was located and recovered on Lake of the Ozarks, near the 8-mile marker on the main channel. The body was positively identified as Alexander G. Keith, 19, of Lake Ozark, Missouri. Mr. Keith was reported missing on July 1, 2016, after troopers began an investigation into an unoccupied personal watercraft found idling near the 8.5-mile marker on June 30, 2016.

While the preliminary cause of death appears to be drowning, the circumstances surrounding the manner in which Mr. Keith entered the water are still being investigated.


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