Accident at the Lake of the Ozarks kills Kansas City man
By Steve Smith •
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A man from Kansas City, Missouri is dead following a fatal boating accident at the Lake of the Ozarks around 4:30 Saturday afternoon.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened when a Sylvan Pontoon boat struck a wake, ejecting 29-year-old Daniel E. Cortez.
The boat then struck Cortez, killing him.
He was pronounced dead on the scene shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday by the Camden County Coroner.
The driver of the boat, 31-year-old Favian Estrada of Kansas City, Missouri, suffered only minor injuries.
