OSAGE COUNTY — A 72-year-old Fulton man drowned Friday evening while attempting to retrieve a vessel from the boat ramp at Rollins Ferry on the Gasconade River in Osage County, according to the …
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OSAGE COUNTY — A 72-year-old Fulton man drowned Friday evening while attempting to retrieve a vessel from the boat ramp at Rollins Ferry on the Gasconade River in Osage County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on July 31. The patrol reported that the man went below the surface of the water and did not resurface while attempting to retrieve the vessel.
The victim was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. by Osage County Coroner AJ Probst. His body was taken to Morton Chapel in Linn. The patrol reported that next of kin had been notified.
According to the Highway Patrol, it was Troop F’s fourth drowning in July and its 10th drowning of 2026.
