Kansas man drowns in the Lake of the Ozarks

By Olivia Hayes

Published July 26, 2026 2:57 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Kansas man drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol drowning report, the 62-year-old man entered the water around 4:40 p.m. from a dock and came back up initially. He then went back under the water and never resurfaced.

The report said his body was recovered through a dive operation by the Mid-County Dive Team.

The man was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. by the Morgan County Medical Examiner.

MSHP does not name their victims in reports.

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Olivia Hayes

Olivia is a reporter at ABC 17 News. She is a Columbia native and graduated in May 2025 from the University of Oklahoma.

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