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Kansas City man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks ahead of Fourth of July, officials say

Some business owners in the Lake of the Ozarks say this has been their best season ever despite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Events such as Bikefest brought thousands of riders over the Bagnell Dam into the town of Lake Ozark and the surrounding areas.
Some business owners in the Lake of the Ozarks say this has been their best season ever despite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Events such as Bikefest brought thousands of riders over the Bagnell Dam into the town of Lake Ozark and the surrounding areas. Jill Toyoshiba jtoyoshiba@kcstar.com

A Kansas City man drowned Sunday night in Lake of the Ozarks, according to officials.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded around 11 p.m. to Bollinger Creek Cove at the lake, according to a drowning report.

People at the scene told officials that 56-year-old James D. Roy was last seen near a moored vessel and did not resurface. Officials didn’t know how he entered the water.

Roy was pronounced dead around 3:45 a.m. Monday at Mimosa Beach.

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Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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