Arnold man dies in boating crash at Lake of the Ozarks

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 58-year-old man has died after a boating crash Wednesday at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Missouri State Highway Patrol said the man from Arnold, Missouri, was driving the boat shortly before 1 p.m. near mile marker 6 when a mechanical malfunction caused him to lose control. All people in the boat were ejected.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene the next morning. There are no other injuries listed in the crash report from the incident.

MSHP said this is the first boating death of 2026 for Troop F, which covers a large part of the Lake of the Ozarks.

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