The bodies of two missing men were recovered Friday morning in Smithville Lake.
The recovery effort started last night after the two men disappeared while wading in the lake Thursday evening.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol identifies the two men as Gregory Weese of Plattsburg, and John Butts of Smithville. Both men were 55.
Witnesses told the patrol the men had been wading near the lake’s northern shore in Clinton County when one of the men either slipped into the water or fell in a hole. The other man then tried to help before both were swept away in the water.
The Highway Patrol dragged parts of the lake to search for their bodies before suspending the search around 9pm. That search resumed early this morning.
The incident happened at the Arnold Road access point to Smithville Lake, near Plattsburg in Clinton County.