ROACH, Mo. (AP) — A 46-year-old Missouri man has died in a freak accident while making repairs to the outboard motor of his boat on a hoist at Lake of the Ozarks.
The Missouri Water Patrol says John Campbell of Macks Creek suffocated Sunday afternoon when the motor slipped, trapping him between the engine and the tow bar on the boat. Officers said Campbell was trapped for about 25 minutes before he was discovered.
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