Jun 25, 2026

5-year-old Missouri girl dies after being pulled from lake

Posted Jun 25, 2026 10:00 AM

DADE COUNTY—A Missouri girl pulled from Stockton Lake on Monday has died.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the 5-year-old Sheldon girl was initially reported missing and later located in 5 feet of water aat the Ruark Bluff Campground four miles southeast of Arcola at Stockton Lake.

EMS transported the child to Citizen's Memorial Lake in Bolivar and later transferred to Children's Hospital in St. Louis. She was pronounced deceased on Wednesday.