Aug 15, 2025

16-year-old drowns at Table Rock Lake

Posted Aug 15, 2025 9:30 AM

STONE COUNTY —A teen drowned just after 11a.m. Thursday at Table Rock Lake. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 16-year-old from Panama was swimming between the docs at Kimberling City, Little North Indian Creek. The boy disappeared beneath the surface approximately 50-feet from the dock. 

Stone County Fire crews utilized an underwater drone to locate him. He was recovered by a fire department diver pronounced dead at the scene. The Patrol no longer releases names of drowning incidents.