KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A St. Joseph man drowned over the weekend at Smithville Lake, per the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Authorities were called to Crows Creek Cove around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
MSHP’s report of the incident said the 66-year-old man was helping load children onto a boat.
But as one child was drifting away, the man dove in to bring the child closer.
The man did not resurface.
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