KANSAS CITY, Mo — A 23-year-old man drowned and an 8-year-old made it to shore Saturday afternoon after a canoe tipped over on a pond behind a house in Kansas City, Missouri.
Emergency dispatchers received the call just after 5:30 p.m.
Crews from the KCMO and Grandview fire departments, along with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, went to the scene near Missouri 150 Highway and Horridge Road.
The two in the boat were not wearing life jackets, according to an official at the scene.
The victim was found in the water at 8:15 p.m.
An investigation is underway into what caused the boat to overturn.
KCFD urges the public to use life jackets when encountering a body of water where you cannot see the bottom and/or if you are not a strong swimmer.
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