SHANNON COUNTY, Mo. – A Salem woman was left dead Sunday afternoon after drowning under a downed tree in the Current River.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the drowning occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the Current River, below Cave Spring, in Shannon County.
The incident happened while the woman was riding on a kayak on the Current River. According to MSHP, the water current pushed the woman into a downed tree, which caused the overturn, and swept her under the tree. The woman was recovered by others in the area after the incident but was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the drowning, according to MSHP.