Aug 03, 2022

Patrol IDs Kansas man who drowned on river trip in Missouri

Posted Aug 03, 2022 8:01 PM

SHANNON COUNTY —Authorities recovered the body of a Kansas man who drowned Tuesday in Shannon County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 48-year-old Dee A. Hodges of Wichita went missing while floating on the Current River at Cave Spring.

Authorities located his body just before noon. The Shannon County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene. The river is approximately 5 hours southeast of Kansas City.