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Southwestern Missouri officials investigating after man reportedly drowns
The body was discovered around 1:30 AM Monday morning
(AP) – Officials in southwestern Missouri are investigating after a man drowned in a lake at Jackson City Park over the weekend. Jackson Fire Department Capt. Robert Greif told a local tv station that firefighters were already at the park Sunday night to monitor a fireworks show when they were told a man had entered the lake and not come out. Rescue workers found the 58-year-old man’s body hours later, around 1:30 a.m. Monday. The man’s name has not yet been released.