Coroner: Dunklin County man found in drainage ditch died of hypothermia

KENNETT, Mo. -- The November 2008 investigation regarding the death of a Senath, Mo., man has officially been declared an accidental death as a result of hypothermia.

On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Dunklin County Coroner Jack Adkins confirmed that Mike Chandler, 52, of the Senath area, died as a result of hypothermia.

Chandler's body was found lying in the shallow waters of a ditch at the junction of Route Y and County Road 524 shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21.