Aug 08, 2025

Missouri man drowns after fall from canoe at Onondaga State Park

Posted Aug 08, 2025 9:30 AM

CRAWFORD COUNTY —A Missouri man drowned just after 3p.m. Wednesday on the Meramec River at the Onondaga State Park.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 65-year-old O'Fallon man suffered a medical incident, fell out a canoe near the Vilander Buff in the Meramec RIver in Onondaga State Park. He was not wearing a life jacket, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.