An 83-year-old Belleville, Illinois, man is dead after he drowned at Truman Lake in Benton County, just before 10 a.m. Friday, according to an incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. T ...
WARSAW, Mo. — Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer with many people heading to a lake. Crews at Truman Lake are still cleaning up damage and making repairs following Monday’s storms.
The man fell into the water underneath a boat lift at Osage Bluff Marina, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a family member tried to jump in and save the Belleville, Illinois, man.