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44-year-old Kansas City area man drowned Friday in Tarsney Lake, highway patrol says

Joshua R. Cameron, 44, drowned in Tarsney Lake in Jackson County Friday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Joshua R. Cameron, 44, drowned in Tarsney Lake in Jackson County Friday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. cstark@kcstar.com

A 44-year-old man drowned in Tarsney Lake on Friday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Joshua R. Cameron dove into the lake near Beach and Hillside drives and resurfaced before diving back down a second time about 7:20 p.m.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested help from the highway patrol to find him, and Marine Operations Troopers were on the scene.

Cameron, of Independence, was recovered from the lake around 9 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cortlynn Stark
The Kansas City Star
Cortlynn Stark writes about finance and the economy for The Sum. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ with the National Financial Educators Council. She previously covered City Hall for The Kansas City Star and joined The Star in January 2020 as a breaking news reporter. Cortlynn studied journalism and Spanish at Missouri State University.
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