3 More Lives Lost from Drownings at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks

It has unfortunately been a busy few days at the Lake of the Ozarks for the Missouri Highway Patrol as 3 more lives have reportedly been lost in drowning accidents.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol’s incident website, there were 3 separate and unrelated incidents in different areas in the Lake of the Ozarks that all resulted in lives being lost.

On August 3, 2024 at approximately 5:24pm, the Missouri Highway Patrol says that 77-year-old Robert A. Crider of Climax Springs, Missouri was found face down in the water by his wife near the docks at 1268 Sunset Springs in Climax Springs, Missouri. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

On August 9, 2024 around noon, 69-year-old Steven F. Bucklinger of Warsaw, Missouri fell out of a boat in Lake of the Ozarks around mile marker 90 for an unknown reason and drowned.

Finally, early Saturday evening, August 10, 2024 at 5:45pm, 33-year-old Delphine M. Mwombeki of Lenexa, Kansas entered the Lake of the Ozarks to swim from a dock, but never resurfaced.

It’s incidents like the tragic ones that have happened over the past week that have led Lake of the Ozarks to be referred to as one of the most dangerous water places in America.