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NEWS RELEASE ID : N07090177
Incident Type : Incident Date :
DROWNING
10/06/2009
Waterway : District : Incident Time :
LAKE OF THE OZARKS
1
1:15:00 PM
Location : Town : County :
91 MM WARSAW, MO BENTON
Summary :
VICTIM WAS WITNESSED IN THE WATER WAVING HIS ARMS AND CALLING FOR HELP. THE WITNESS WENT TO CALL 911. WHEN THE WITNESS RETURNED TO THE DOCK, HE COULD NO LONGER SEE THE VICTIM IN THE WATER. THURMAN WAS RECOVERED BY MO STATE WATER PATROL OFFICERS BY DRAGGING IN 12' OF WATER. THURMAN'S BOAT WAS FOUND FLOATING NEARBY, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN HOW HE ENDED UP IN THE WATER.
Boat(s) Involved Listing:
Boat Number : 1
Boat Type : Damage Estimate :
1998 RANGER 18' NONE
Boat Owner : Owner City/State :
TERRELL THURMAN WARSAW, MO
Victim Age: City/State :
THURMAN, TERRELL 57 WARSAW, MO

Fatalities:
Injured Name : Age: City/State :
THURMAN, TERRELL 57 WARSAW, MO
Nearest Relative: City/State :
BRENDA NOLAND / COUSIN WARSAW, MO
Taken to : Coroner :
RESER FUNERAL HOME,WARSAW JIM MILLER, BENTON CO CORONER
Date Body Recovered : Time Body Recovered : Location :
10/06/2009 1:46:00 PM 91 MM
Recovered by : Depth : Swimmer : Unknown
MSWP 12'
Method : Wore PFD : NO
DRAGGING

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