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Stephanie Knecht, 37, killed, and three people injured in boating collision in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

Modified Date: 
Fri, 10/30/2015 - 6:02am
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 4, 2015

Four from Iowa hurt in Lake of the Ozarks boat crash(link is external)

Four people from Iowa suffered serious injuries in a boat crash at Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the people hurt when the boat they were riding in hit the shoreline at the 7 mile marker in the Big Niangua Arm of the lake. The impact threw all four people out of the boat. The accident happened just before 11:30 Friday night. Rescuers airlifted three of the victims to University Hospital in Columbia, the other was airlifted to Mercy Springfield.

4 from Iowa seriously injured in Missouri boating accident(link is external)

FORSYTH, Mo. (AP) - Four people from Iowa have suffered serious injuries after their motorboat struck the shore of the Lake of the Ozarks in southwest Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the grounding happened late Friday on the Big Niangua arm of the lake. Three people from Cedar Rapids and a fourth person from Des Moines were thrown from the runabout.  All four were flown from the scene for medical treatment.

Four from Iowa seriously injured in Missouri boating accident | The Kansas City Star(link is external)

Despite grief, daughter, 12, smiles & glows talking about her mom killed in Ozarks boat crash(link is external)

Stephanie Knecht, 37, was on a boat that crashed at the Lake of the Ozarks over the Labor Day weekend. Stephanie'€™s family says this was a tragic accident and says Johnson was and will always be a part of their family. Stephanie Knecht was on a boat with close friends and her husband, when it crashed off shore Sunday. PAOLA, Kan. '€“ The town of Paola is coming together to remember one of their own. It'€™s from her mom'€™s closet and represents everything she stood for, Jordyn said. '€œJust how caring she was.
For more about Stephanie and how you can help click here:https://www.gofundme.com/knechtlovefund(link is external)
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Type: Boat Accident
People Involved: 
Stephanie Knecht
Ryan Johnson
City: 
Forsyth, MO
County: 
Taney County, MO
Area: 
Springfield, MO

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