CLAY COUNTY —A Missouri man died in a swimming accident just before 8:30p.m. Sunday in Clay County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 32-year-old Bektemir Yusupov of Parkville was swimming in the Smithville lake near Little Platte Park. He went under and did not resurface.
His body was recovered and transported to Frontier Forensics, according the MSHP. The Patrol released no additional details.