KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man was found dead Monday night in a pond behind a residence in Overland Park, according to an Overland Park Fire Department spokesman.
Rescue crews were called around 9:30 p.m. to the 19300 block of Flint Street on a reported drowning.
Police said the victim — identified as 53-year-old Christopher Larson, of Bucyrus, Kansas — was declared deceased by emergency medical staff before officers arrived.
Personnel with the Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office also responded to the scene.
A police spokesperson said Larson was working on his boat on the water before he was found. An autopsy will be performed to determine his cause of death.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Overland Park police at 913-344-8750 or the anonymous tips line at 816-474-8477.
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