Update: Drowning Victim Was Drunk

CREATED Aug. 3, 2012

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  • Rescue crews prepare to recover a man's body from Table Rock Lake at Joe Bald Park Image by Southern Stone County Fire Protection District

It turns out a man who drowned while swimming in Table Rock Lake was drunk and wasn't wearing a life jacket.

The Highway Patrol says 47-year-old Jeffrey Tannehill from Ozark was swimming with friends near Joe Bald Park when he went under.

Divers recovered his body Thursday.