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Shawnee man drowns Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Shawnee man, 62, drowned over the weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. Saturday in the 32600 block of Crescent Drive.

MSHP said the man jumped off a dock into the water. He surfaced before going under.

The Mid-County Fire Protection District Water Rescue Dive Team was able to recover the man’s body.

He was pronounced dead by the Morgan County medical examiner.

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