Moody man drowns in the North Fork

A 21-year-old Moody man drowned at the Hammond Camp swimming area. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ryan McGee waded too deep into the water on September 4 at around 3:45 p.m. and never resurfaced. 

McGee was pronounced dead at the scene by Ozark County Coroner Gene Britt at 8:40 a.m. on September 5. 

This is Troop G's second drowning for 2022, compared to one water fatality at this time in 2021.