UPDATE: Highway Patrol dive team members recovered Mr. Russell’s body at approximately 4:30 pm.
A Eugene man is listed as missing after two boats collided at Lake of the Ozarks. The water patrol says the accident happened at 10pm Saturday night at the four mile mark of the Osage Arm. One boat was headed downstream and the other upstream when the two collided. Five people suffered injuries ranging from minor to serious. 37-year old Nathan Sneller of Jefferson City was taken to Lake Regional then flown to University Hospital. The other patients were all treated at Lake Regional. They came from Eldon, Holts Summit, Jefferson City, Eugene, and Atlantic, Iowa. Still listed as missing following the accident is 39-year old Jason Russell. 62-year old Kelly Wise of Iowa has been charged with boating while intoxicated and taken to the Miller County Jail. Watch our website www.krmsradio.com for additional updates.
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