OVERBOARD: Dive Teams Searching For Passenger Who Fell Off Boat, Disappeared

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — After a second presumed drowning in less than a week: divers are searching for the body around the 6.5 Mile Marker of the Lake.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant Scott White, a boat was under way on the evening of Wednesday, May 31 between the 6 and 7 Mile Marker when an adult fell overboard. Authorities were called around 7:30 p.m., and a search began. The search was ultimately suspended on Wednesday night and resumed Thursday morning.

White said MSHP divers along with divers Mid County Fire Protection District and Lake Ozark Fire Protection District were at the scene on Thursday afternoon.

The family of the individual has been contacted, White said, but the person’s name has not yet been released.

LakeExpo.com will update this story as more information is released by the Patrol.