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Weirdest & Wildest Stories From Lake Of The Ozarks In 2020

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Weirdest & Wildest Stories From Lake Of The Ozarks In 2020

As we near the end of the year, there's plenty to look back on: good, bad, and... something else.

At LakeExpo we love looking back—during this time of year—at the amazing and occasionally bizarre stories we get to tell about life at Lake of the Ozarks. So we'll spend the last week of 2020 publishing some "Top 10 (or so)" lists, with the kind of stories that stick out the most to us, and were interacted with the most by our readers. We'll have some feel-good stories, critter/nature stories, business/development stories, and just plain popular news stories. But first, a popular category: 9 of the Weirdest, Wildest, Most Bizarre Stories from the Lake of the Ozarks in 2020...

#1 -- The Lake's Phantom Steeple: Legend, Or Something More?

People swear they've seen it when the water is low, but documented history of the Lake says that's impossible. What's the truth behind the legend of the Lake's phantom steeple?

#2 -- Could There Still Be Graves Beneath The Lake?

This was a story we published in 2019, but thousands of LakeExpo readers discovered (or rediscovered) it in 2020. The answer to the question is: "Almost certainly yes." But you'll have to read the story yourself, to find out why.

#3 -- Powerboat Crashes Through Dock

The driver was arrested after this wild incident that amazingly didn't hurt anyone else.

#4 -- Woman Charged In Cold Case Murder After 19 Years

She told authorities she wasn't the only one involved...

#5 -- Saharan Dust Cloud Casts A Haze Over The Lake

It's hard to believe a cloud of dust from so many thousands of miles away could make it to the Lake, but it did. The skies were hazy for a couple of days—casting a sepia hue—thanks to the big desert across the pond. Made for some amazing photos.

#6 -- Tree Hit By Lighting Lands On Truck, Trapping People Inside

Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. These folks were okay, but had quite a scare when a powerful storm dropped a tree—hit by lightning—onto their truck.

#7 -- Two Plane Crashes The Same Weekend

The Lake certainly has plenty of small aircraft coming in and out, but plane crashes are very uncommon. What's unheard of is two plane crashes on the same weekend. That happened in 2020 at Lake of the Ozarks. The first, a horrible tragedy, killed both people aboard. The second, only a day later, resulted in an ultralight pilot ditching into the Lake. He swam to the shore and the aircraft was lifted off the Lake floor a few days later.

#8 -- Straight Line Winds Rip Roof Off Building In Osage Beach

A powerful storm brought straight line winds into Osage Beach on Nov. 14, ripping a whole section of roof off a commercial building. The roof was lifted off the building, and landed in the parking lot. No injuries were reported.

#9 -- Stray Bullets — Passenger Hit In Neck On Y Road, & Concrete Truck Hit By Hunter’s Stray Bullet

Bizarrely, two vehicles were hit by stray bullets this year. The first incident happened this summer, when a passenger was hit in the neck by the bullet on Y Road. As far as we know, no one ever figured out where that bullet came from, and the driver survived, but had to receive medical treatment. The second took place during deer season, when a concrete truck driver suddenly heard the glass behind him break. The driver was okay, but surely hugged his family tight that night.

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