Bolivar man drowns near houseboat

Bolivar man drowns near houseboat

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HERMITAGE, Mo. (AP) -- A Bolivar man drowned Saturday evening in Pomme de Terre Lake near Hermitage, authorities said.

The Missouri State Water Patrol said divers recovered the body of Christopher Gadberry, 36, near a houseboat he had been working on at the shoreline of Harbor Marina.

Gadberry's parents told authorities he disappeared after he went to clean up in the lake at about 8:50 p.m.

Divers recovered Gadberry's body in 7 feet of water near the corner of the boat about two hours later, the Water Patrol said.

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Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.springfieldnews-leader.com