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UPDATE: Body Of Missing Man Recovered After Boat Collision on Lake of the Ozarks

UPDATE: Body Of Missing Man Recovered After Boat Collision on Lake of the Ozarks

UPDATE: Body Of Missing Man Recovered After Boat Collision on Lake of the Ozarks

UPDATE:    The Missouri Water Patrol says divers located the body of Jason Russell in 80 feet of water on Sunday. Kelly Wise was arrested for boating while intoxicated.

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (AP) — A 39-year-old man is missing and five others are injured after two boats collided at the Lake of the Ozarks over the weekend.

Fox4KC reports the two boats crashed around 10 p.m. Saturday in the Osage Arm area of the lake. The Missouri State Patrol says one boat was headed downstream when it collided with the boat headed upstream.

The missing man has been identified as Jason Russell, of Eugene, Missouri.

Officers arrested Kelly Wise, 62, of Atlantic, Iowa for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. He was the driver of one of the boats.

The driver and another occupant of the boat Russell was in sustained minor injuries. Another occupant of the boat was flown to a hospital with serious injuries.

The driver and passenger of the other boat sustained minor injuries.

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