Kansas Man Nearly Drowns at Lake of the Ozarks

A Kansas man was seriously hurt when he nearly drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks around 6:10 Saturday night. The State Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Jared Hawkins of Wathena went into shallow water at the 21 mile mark at Miller Hollow Cove to retrieve an object, and had to be rescued by bystanders. He was taken to Osage Beach.