Joseph J. Lemark, 23, Daniel R. Lewis, 24, and Hailey M. Hochandel, 21, killed, and two injured in boating accident on Lake of the Ozarks in Camden County, Missouri

Modified Date: 
Sat, 02/16/2019 - 9:02am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, May 19, 2018

At least 2 killed and 2 injured in boat crash at Lake of the Ozarks

Troopers say they received a call at 1:45 a.m. Saturday and so far it appears as though a boat struck a rock bluff. Two people have died and two others were transported to hospitals.

Missouri officials: 3 killed in boat crash; others injured

The Kansas City Star reports that the crash happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday. The Missouri Highway Patrol says the bodies of three victims had been recovered by midday Saturday.

Lake of the Ozarks boat crash victims ID’d as residents of Overland Park, Olathe; driver charged with BWI

A crash report says the boat struck a rock bluff, ejecting the driver and two occupants into the water. Frazier re-entered the boat and paddled to a dock across the channel.

'Inseparable' Olathe East grads' lives shatter as 3 die in Lake of Ozarks boat crash

One last time, childhood friends Hailey Hochanadel and Ashley Lamb went out with a group of young people on a powerful boat into the night across the Lake of the Ozarks they loved so much.

UPDATE: Kan. man arrested for boat crash that killed 3; KSU student hospitalized

Authorities allege a Kansas man was intoxicated when the boat he was operating struck a rock bluff on the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri, killing three friends.   

Man arrested in fatal Ozarks boat crash was not driving, highway patrol now says

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday that no charges are being filed at this time in the crash. The highway patrol incident report now says the driver of the boat is "unknown."

Family of woman killed in Lake of the Ozarks boat crash starting charity in daughter’s honor

They're starting a foundation to honor Hochanadel in her fight against bullying and promoting kindness. People have already donated more than $12,000

Toxicology tests: Boater was drunk before deadly crash

The Kansas City Star reports that 24-year-old Daniel Lewis, of Overland Park, Kansas, had a blood alcohol level of 0.088, which is just above the legal limit of .08.

Parents of 2 Ozarks boat crash victims file lawsuit

The Kansas City Star reports that the suit was filed in Camden County, Missouri, Circuit Court on behalf of the families of 23-year-old Joseph LeMark, of Overland Park, Kansas, and 21-year-old Hailey Hochandel, of Olathe, Kansas.

People Involved: 
Joseph J. Lemark
Daniel R. Lewis
Hailey M. Hochandel
Ashley K. Lamb
Hayden M. Frazier

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