Boat crash at Lake of the Ozarks leaves one dead

A boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night left one dead and three injured.
FILE — A boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night left one dead and three injured.
FILE — A boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night left one dead and three injured.(MSHP)
Published: Aug. 21, 2022 at 12:01 PM CDT
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - A boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night left one dead and three injured.

According to a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, officers investigated a crash at the 69 mile mark of the main channel of the Lake of the Ozarks at 9:10 p.m.

Crash logs state that the incident occurred due to the driver’s failure to keep a proper lookout, resulting in a collision with a rock bluff and the death of passenger Thomas Mckown, 58. The driver, Roy Jackson, 63, and two others were moderately injured and taken to a hospital to treat their injuries.

Mckown was pronounced dead by a coroner Sunday morning at 1:51 a.m.

The two passengers injured were from Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and Smithville, Missouri.