Woman crushed by boat at Lake of the Ozarks

A boat drives along the Lake of the Ozarks on Monday, May 22, 2023. — KMIZ

August 25, 2025 2:13 PM

Published August 25, 2025 1:43 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 58-year-old woman was crushed by a boat that she was attempting to tie to the dock on the Lake of the Ozarks.

The woman is from Junction City, Kansas, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online report. The report states that she was tying up the boat at about 7:14 p.m. Sunday at the 8-mile marker of the main channel when the 40-foot Sea Ray drifted, pinning her between the boat and the dock.

The woman was taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital with serious injuries.

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