Crime & Safety
FOX2 Video: Kirkwood Area Man Dies in Drowning Accident
Crews have recovered the body of a man from the Kirkwood area who drowned in the Meramec River while swimming with friends Thursday.
A man from the Kirkwood area drowned Thursday in the Meramec River while swimming with friends at .
Metro West Fire Chief Vince Loyal told Fox2now that four men from the Kirkwood area in their early 20s came to Castlewood around 2 p.m. After two hours, three of the men realized their friend was missing. The three friends searched the river and the wooded area for about an hour before calling emergency crews for help.
The man's body was discovered by the Missouri Water Patrol using sonar around 7:35 p.m.
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As of late Thursday, the name of the victim had not been released. Authorities told Fox2now that the victim recently moved to the area and that his family lives out of state.
The incident Thursday marks the third drowning at Castlewood State Park , when two young men from south St. Louis died while swimming in the Meramec.
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