Updated at 7:44pm:
The Missouri State Water Patrol has released the name of the New Mexico man who drowned this afternoon at the Lake of the Ozarks. Forty-five-year-old John Matelski went off a water slide into the lake. He briefly resurfaced, then disappeared under the water.
Officials recovered his body by dragging the lake. This is the eighth drowning for Troop F this year.
Original Story:
The Mid-County Dive Team was called in to a scene on Glen Meadow Lane in Osage Beach around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. Osage Beach Police and Water patrol also responded to the scene.
The call was for a man who had been under water for approximately 17 minutes. According to the Osage Beach police, an adult male was possibly going down a slide and did not come out of the water.
This is a developing story and we will update it with more information throughout the evening.
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