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Two Missouri men die in Ozark County boat crash

By Meghan Drakas

Published March 27, 2022 2:46 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two Missouri men died in a boat crash in Ozark County on Friday morning.

The crash report states 32-year-old Michael Dunlap, 38-year-old Shannon Newton and 60-year-old Robert Smith were boating along the North Fork of the White River, one mile west of Tecumseh, when the boat hit a log and overturned.

MSHP reports all three men were then thrown into the water and the 1994 Landau Jon boat sank around 3:30 a.m.

Patrol states Newton was not injured from the crash and swam to shore. Dunlap and Smith were pronounced dead by Ozark County Coroner, Gene Britt.

This is Highway Patrol's 5th and 6th boat/drowning fatalities of 2022.

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Meghan Drakas

Meghan joined ABC 17 News in January 2021.
The Penn State grad is from the Philadelphia suburbs where she interned with several local TV stations.

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