ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) -- A 19-year-old man drowned while swimming in a lake in southwest Missouri, the Missouri State Water Patrol said.
Carlos Alejo-Chavez of Anderson, died Friday afternoon while swimming in Indian Creek Lake, the patrol said.
The patrol said a witness heard Alejo-Chavez scream and went to help, but could not locate the victim. His body was later recovered in about three feet of water, the patrol said.
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