NOEL, Mo. -- A 54-year-old Missouri man drowned last month in the Elk River after attempting to assist a boater caught in dam hydraulics, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report.
A Neosho man who jumped into the Elk River in McDonald County to help save a distressed boater on the evening of July 20 has died. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the 54-year-old man, who was ...