NewsJuly 21, 2008
At least 3 drown in Missouri over weekend
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- At least three weekend drownings are reported in Missouri, and a woman who went to her ex-husband's aid might have saved him from becoming a fourth. The Water Patrol said a woman drowned Sunday night at Watkins Mill State Park in rural Clay County has been identified as Becky Drew of Excelsior Springs...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- At least three weekend drownings are reported in Missouri, and a woman who went to her ex-husband's aid might have saved him from becoming a fourth.
The Water Patrol said a woman drowned Sunday night at Watkins Mill State Park in rural Clay County has been identified as Becky Drew of Excelsior Springs.
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A 21-year-old man drowned in the Meramec River while tubing near Meramec Caverns in eastern Missouri Saturday night. Authorities identify him as Jess Lansaw of Greenfield, Illinois. And Dale Kolb of St. Charles drowned Saturday while fishing on a farm lake in central Missouri.
A Ballwin man's ex-wife came to his aid in Table Rock Lake. The Water Patrol says Richard Paul of Ballwin was pulled to safety by his ex-wife Catherine Naxera after his inflatable raft overturned Friday night and dumped him into the water.
The Missouri State Water Patrol: http://www.mswp.dps.mo.gov
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