Man Drowns in Lake of the Ozarks

An Oklahoma man died, yesterday, after being thrown overboard on Lake of the Ozarks. Police say 53 year old William Ray was a passenger in an 18 foot Basstracker when the boat hit two cruiser wakes near the 17 mile marker, about 9:30 a-m. He reportedly tried to swim to shore but drowned, the first drowning this year on Lake of the Ozarks. He was not wearing a life jacket.