KANSAS CITY—Authorities are investigating a drowning at a lake near where Interstate 29 and Interstate 635 meet approximately ten miles north of Kansas City.
Just before 8:30p.m. Wednesday, the Kansas City Fire Department was dispatched on a mutual aid response to Houston Lake in Platte County on an apparent drowning, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.
First responders discovered the body of a man floating in the water not far from a small dock. The man appeared to have been fishing off the dock. Nobody saw him enter the water and investigators do not know how or why he ended up in the water.
Two members of KCFD's Rescue entered the water to recover the body. Not knowing how long the individual had been in the water crews on scene performed CPR on the victim once he was removed and transported to him local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Hopkins.
The cause of the apparent drowning is under investigation by Platte County authorities. His name has not been released.