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Missouri man drowns at Truman Lake while attempting to retrieve snagged net

A 31-year-old Gravois Mills man drowned at Truman Lake Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
A 31-year-old Gravois Mills man drowned at Truman Lake Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 31-year-old Missouri man drowned at Truman Lake Monday evening, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

The man who died was identified as Skyler R. Lewis of Gravois Mills.

Lewis waded into the water at Truman Lake near Shawnee Bend in Benton County to retrieve a snagged net and drowned at around 7:30 p.m., according to an incident report. No other information about the death was available Tuesday.

Nathan Pilling
The Kansas City Star
Nathan Pilling is a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. He previously worked in newsrooms in Washington state and Ohio and grew up in eastern Iowa.
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