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57-year-old Montana man found dead in Truman Lake, highway patrol says

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol was investigating a drowning at Truman Lake Thursday night after the body of a 57-year-old Montana man was found.

According to an online incident report from the highway patrol, the man, identified as Lane M. Panasuk of Butte, Montana, found in the Tebo arm of Truman Lake in Henry County.

Panasuk was pronounced dead at 7:34 p.m. by the county coroner.

It’s unclear why he was in the water, the report noted.

Several roads around the lake are closed due to flooding, the county’s emergency management office posted on Facebook Thursday.

This story was originally published May 31, 2019 at 7:27 PM.

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Kaitlyn Schwers
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Kaitlyn Schwers covers breaking news and crime at night for The Kansas City Star. Originally from Willard, Mo., she spent nearly three years reporting in Arkansas and Illinois before returning to Missouri and joining The Star in 2017.
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