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Boatloads Of Buzz: 2024’s Most Talked-About Boating Stories At Lake Of The Ozarks

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Boating at Lake of the Ozarks never fails to deliver excitement, mystery, and drama—and 2024 was no exception.

From bizarre disappearances to heroic challenges, and even a shake-up for one of the Lake’s most iconic events, this year’s top stories kept everyone talking.

Here are boating headlines that made the most waves in 2024.

#1. Mysterious Powerboat On Shoreline

A powerboat crashed into the Lake of the Ozarks shoreline... but disappeared before the Missouri State Highway Patrol could investigate. 

#2. Pontoon Falls Off Trailer

So close. This pontoon apparently fell off the trailer less than a mile from the water. 

#3. Abandoned, Sunken Chris Craft

A vintage Chris Craft Cavalier sank at a dock on the 38 Mile Marker. Then a salvage company hauled it to a nearby ramp after the owner relinquished claim to it. 

#4. Tunnel Dam Tear Down?

A hydroelectric dam on the Niangua powered down over the summer, leaving Lake Niangua's future in jeopardy. 

#5. Shootout Moves Locations

For decades, the Lake's most popular event was held at Captain Ron's... but the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout announced a new host and race location for 2025. 

#6. Ozarks Shipwreck 

A year after a boat crashed into an underwater ledge, it was finally removed from the shoreline below the Lodge of Four Seasons.

#7. Water Drones

Are they DoorDash deliveries by water? Chinese spies? LakeExpo interviewed the man running "drones" on the Lake that had boaters buzzing.

#8. Boat Fire

A fire destroyed a boat around the 1 Mile Marker, and witnesses said the occupants were picked up before it reportedly sank. 

#9. Paddleboarders Go Dam To Dam

Two locals completed a challenge most wouldn't try—they paddleboarded from Truman Dam to Bagnell Dam (93 miles) in under 33 hours. 

#10. Lake Teens Bring Home The Gold

Two teens from Lake of the Ozarks, one of the top spots for water sports in the country, won national championships in wakeboarding and wakesurfing. 

Honorable Mentions

- A boater took to social media after someone allegedly hit his friends on the Lake and dashed. 

- One boater says his vessel may have belonged to a New York mob boss.

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