Missouri child dies after tragic boating accident on Table Rock Lake

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) – A 6-year-old Missouri boy died in a tragic boating accident on Table Rock Lake over the weekend.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that just after 11:10 a.m. on Friday, July 26, emergency personnel were called to a cove on Table Rock Lake south of Hollister for a fatal boat collision.

When rescuers arrived, they said they found a 6-year-old from Carthage, Missouri, sitting on a kneeboard behind a 1999 Maxum open motorboat driven by 31-year-old Bethany L. Roy of Carthage in Clevenger Cove on Table Rock Lake.

Officers found that the child fell off the kneeboard and Roy attempted to return to him. However, the child, who was wearing a life jacket, swam to the stern of the boat and was struck by the boat’s propeller while it was still reversing.

First responders said the child was pronounced dead at the scene. No further information was released.

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