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Sedalia man, 36, drowns Saturday in Truman Lake

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 36-year-old man from Sedalia died early Saturday when he drowned in Truman Lake.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the man was swimming around 8:20 a.m. Saturday at the Shawnee Bend Swim Beach at Truman Lake when he went under the surface.

Water Patrol crews were called to the scene and recovered the man’s body a short time later.

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