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
F160704
July 5, 2016

EMPHASIS: Body Recovered From Lake Of The Ozarks

At 11:14 a.m. on July 5, 2016, the Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered a body which was located floating near the 8-mile marker of the main channel at Lake of the Ozarks.

The body was discovered by a boater who notified law enforcement officals.

Current information is that the body is of an unidentified male, unknown age. An autopsy will be conducted in Boone County on July 6, 2016, in an attempt to identify the individual and determine a cause of death.

The body was recovered at the Lake of the Ozarks in the vicinity where a personal watercraft was located adrift on June 30, 2016, at the 8.5 mile-mark of the main channel.

The investigation is ongoing by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and no additional details will be available until the individual is identified and next of kin are notified.


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