Wathena, Kansas Man Injured In Near Drowning At Lake Of The Ozarks
September 25, 2023 9:56AM CDT
FILE – This Oct. 31, 2011, file photo shows lakefront homes at the Lake of the Ozarks near Camdenton, Mo. Missouri’s Republican delegation in Congress is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider listing 40 Missouri lakes and waterways on a list of impaired waters. (AP Photo/Kelley McCall, File)
A Wathena, Kansas man was left with serious injuries in what the Highway Patrol describes as a near drowning event at the Lake of the Ozarks Friday evening.
According to the incident report, 31-year-old Wathena resident Jared L. Hawkins entered shallow water, head first, to retrieve an item from the water at the 21 mile marker in Miller Hollow Cove at 6:10 P.M. Friday.
The report says Hawkins was retrieved from the water by bystanders and transported by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.