BENTON COUNTY, Mo. — A man has died following a drowning in Benton County on Friday, October 31.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report, an 83-year-old Belleville, Illinois, man died around 9:55 a.m. at Osage Bluff Marina on Truman Lake on Friday.

MSHP states the incident occurred as the man fell into the water underneath a boat lift. A family member was reported to have jumped in the water to retrieve the man, but was unable to exit the water themselves.

Witnesses of the event tried to aid in retrieving the two individuals, but the report states the 83-year-old drowned. The man's next of kin has been notified.

The report indicates that MSHP Troop A and the Benton County Sheriff's Office aided in this incident.

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