LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — A Fourth of July celebration at Party Cove turned deadly for a Colorado man.

Justin A. Byrd, 30, of Englewood, Colo., reportedly fell off the stern of a pontoon anchored and tied to other boats at 4:25 p.m., July 4, in Anderson Hollow Cove, also known as Party Cove, located at the 4MM of the Glaize Arm. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Byrd remained submerged for five minutes before anyone realized he was missing. Byrd’s body has been recovered.

The drowning is the fourth of 2014 at Lake of the Ozarks:

Fatalities this year on Lake of the Ozarks:

4/9/2014: Fatal Medical Incident

5/5/2014: Suicide jump off Community (toll) Bridge

5/30/2014: Drowning - 2MM - McCoy Branch Cove

5/31/2014: Drowning - 3.5MM of Gravois Arm

6/22/2014: Drowning - 3MM of Main Channel

7/4/2014: Drowning - Anderson Hollow Cove


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