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Man’s body pulled from Big Eleven Lake in KCK


Kansas City, Kan., law enforcement officials recovered a body from Big Eleven Lake on Monday morning. The lake is located near State Avenue and 11th Street in Kansas City, Kan.
Kansas City, Kan., law enforcement officials recovered a body from Big Eleven Lake on Monday morning. The lake is located near State Avenue and 11th Street in Kansas City, Kan. The Kansas City Star

Wyandotte County authorities pulled a man’s body from Big Eleven Lake on Monday morning.

The man’s age and race could not be determined, said Lt. Kelli Bailiff of the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office. An autopsy should be completed by Tuesday, she said.

The sheriff’s office, which patrols the county’s parks, received a call regarding a floating body in the lake just after 10 a.m., Bailiff said. Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department personnel retrieved the body shortly after that, said Craig Duke, fire department deputy chief.

The lake is just east of North 11th Street between State Avenue and Washington Boulevard.

Brian Burnes, bburnes@kcstar.com

This story was originally published August 11, 2014 at 12:28 PM with the headline "Man’s body pulled from Big Eleven Lake in KCK."

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