Aug 14, 2025

2-year-old wandered from home, drowns at Lake of the Ozarks

Posted Aug 14, 2025 10:30 AM

MORGAN COUNTY —A 2-year-old girl drowned just after 10:30a.m. Wednesday at Lake of the Ozarks.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the child wandered away from home located at 10.2 of the Gravois Arm of the lake. She was discovered face-up in the lake and transported by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital.

She was pronounced deceased just after 12:30p.m. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.