Sunday, July 7, 2024

60 year old Kansas man drowns in Stockton Lake

On Saturday July 6th around 6:03 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to a drowning near the Stockton Lake Dam.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the drowning occured 60-year-old Craig H. Olson of Shawnee. Kansas was swimming near a stationary pontoon boat just after 6 p.m. Saturday when he dove under it and originally resurfaced.

However, according to a drowning report, Olson swam toward the boat and went under again but did not resurface the second time.

The Cedar County Deputy Coroner pronounced Olson dead at the scene by 8 p.m. Next of kin notified.

View drowning report below:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/WP03/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240344053



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