6-year-old Kansas City boy drowned in Elk River in southwestern Missouri, police say
A 6-year-old Kansas City boy has died after he drowned in the Elk River on Friday afternoon in southwestern Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Police were summoned around 2 p.m. to the area a little more than a mile north of Noel in McDonald County. According to an investigator’s report, the boy waded out into the water and could not return to shore.
He was not wearing a safety device at the time.
The boy was pronounced dead later Friday afternoon.
This story was originally published August 6, 2021 at 6:25 PM.
Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star