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

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt-St. Joseph, MO 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
(816)387-2345, ext. 3847
H62116
June 21, 2016

EMPHASIS: Body Recovered In Buchanan County--Troop H

On June 21, 2016, at approximately 7:43 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol at the request of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department responded just south of St Joseph, Missouri, on a report of a submerged vehicle. The vehicle was removed from the water and no occupants were located. A subsequent search of the waters in the area revealed the body of a white male. The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control has been requested and will be leading the investigation. Further information will be provided as the investigation moves forward.
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