MONTGOMERY COUNTY—A Missouri man drowned Saturday in Montgomery County.
Just after 5p.m., troopers responded to the report of a person missing in the water at Golden Eagle Lake, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
William R. Hitzemann, 45, Weldon Spring, was attempting to swim to shore from a boat. He became distressed and was unable to reach the shore.
Rescue crews located him and he pronounced deceased at the scene.