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Lenexa man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Highway Patrol says

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A Lenexa man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri over the weekend, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A drowning incident report on the highway patrol’s website identifies the man as Delphine Mwombeki, 33.

The incident occurred Saturday at 5:45 p.m. at Raccoon Hollow Cove, which the report says is near the 0.3-mile marker of the Gravois Arm of the lake.

The report says Mwombeki “entered the water from a dock and did not resurface.”

According to the report, Mwombeki was not wearing a safety device.

The report does not include details about who, if anyone, Mwombeki was with or what led up to him entering the water.

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Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer

Hi! I’m Kyle Palmer, the editor of the Johnson County Post.

Prior to joining the Post in 2020, I served as News Director for KCUR. I got my start in journalism at the University of Missouri, where I worked for KBIA, mid-Missouri’s NPR affiliate. After college, I spent 10 years as a teacher and went on to get a master’s degree in education policy from Stanford University.

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