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Pleasant Hill man falls overboard, drowns at city lake

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Posted at 5:23 AM, Mar 21, 2022
and last updated 2022-03-21 06:23:07-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Pleasant Hill man fell overboard from a boat and drowned at Pleasant Hill City Lake on Sunday.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Michael L. Hamilton, 67, fell out of a 1981 Monark boat shortly after 11 a.m.

Bystanders attempted to rescue him and ultimately recovered him from the water.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was not wearing a life jacket.