KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is helping local officials in Benton County attempt to locate a missing boater.
MSHP posted on the social media platform X Wednesday night that since Friday, March 14, Water Patrol and Dive team members have been diligently searching the Clear Creek Cove area of Truman Lake.
The highway patrol is asking for people to avoid the area as officers utilize all available resources to continue their search efforts.
The missing person has been identified as 40-year-old Christopher David Salmons, who was last seen on Friday, March 14 at 11 a.m.
Anyone with information that can help law enforcement in their search efforts is asked to call MSHP Troop A at (816) 622-0800.