MORGAN COUNTY—Authorities are investigating a drowning that occurred just after 4p.m. Wednesday in Morgan County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 13-year-old boy entered a pond at a private residence at 21071 Rock Quarry Road in Barnett. The boy did resurface, according to the patrol. The Moreau Fire Department crews helped recover the body and he was pronounced dead just before 5p.m. The patrol no longer releases names of drowning victims.
Barnett is located approximately 2 and one half hours east of Kansas City.