ONE MILE WEST OF RACCOON RD, NORTHEAST OF GRANBY, MO
SHOAL CREEK
D
Injury Information
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Gender
Age
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Safety Device
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ADULT
FEMALE
49
FATAL
NO
JOPLIN, MO
SWIMMER
TRANSPORTED TO AUTOPSY FACILITY IN JOPLIN, MO VIA NEWTON COUNTY ACTING CORONER RONNIE JONES
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DROWNING REPORT - NEXT OF KIN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THIS IS TROOP D'S 3RD DROWNING FOR 2026. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS SWIMMER 1 WAS SWEPT AWAY BY SWIFT FLOOD WATERS WITHOUT A SAFETY DEVICE AND WAS UNABLE TO SWIM. SWIMMER 1 WAS PRONOUNCED AT THE RECOVERY SCENE AT 1415 HOURS BY NEWTON COUNTY ACTING CORONER RONNIE JONES. THE INVESTIGATION WAS ASSISTED BY MSGT. K.J. KASISCHKE #724 AND MSGT. K.R. SANDERS #636.
