Accident on lake takes life of Springfield man

A drowning took the life of a Springfield man over the holiday weekend.

The Missouri Highway Patrol has identified the victim as 30-year-old Timmothy Richardson of Springfield.

He died after his kayak capsized on Lake Springfield on Saturday.

Emergency authorities were alerted by concerned citizens who saw the kayak unoccupied near a dam.

Troopers say it was the first boating-related death in Southwest Missouri this year.