An eight-year old boy from Waynesville is dead after a boating accident in the Lake of the Ozarks.
The patrol says the boy was on his family’s boat on the Glaize Arm of the lake Saturday afternoon. The boy exited the rear of the boat and was hit by the propeller.
We are saddened to report an 8-year Waynesville boy died yesterday near the 6 mile mark of the Glaize Arm at Lake of the Ozarks.
The child was boating with family around 3:40 p.m. when he exited the rear of the boat and was struck by the propeller. He was pronounced on scene. pic.twitter.com/zARCDUDqnp
— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) June 7, 2021
He was pronounced dead at the scene.