Illinois man dies at Lake of the Ozarks

Published September 20, 2021 11:07 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An Illinois man was pronounced dead Sunday after he didn't resurface at the Lake of the Ozarks.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Stephen Jones, 51, of Peoria, Illinois, jumped into the lake off a diving board in an unnamed cove at the 17.6 mile mark Sunday evening and didn't come back up. The Camden County coroner pronounced him dead about two hours later.

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