K.C. man drowns

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- A 20-year-old man drowned Tuesday in a southeast Jackson County lake. The man, from Kansas City, was swimming with three friends in Prairie Lee Lake.

After the friends' rescue attempts failed, they called 911.

Firefighters and divers were called about 3 p.m. and at about 4 p.m., the Lee's Summit Fire Department pulled the victim from the water. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of his family.

The preliminary investigation found it to be an accidental drowning. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday morning to determine cause of death.