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Eastern Jackson County, MO —
Search-and-rescue teams Wednesday found the body of the 85-year-old Kansas City man who drowned in Lake Jacomo on Tuesday afternoon.
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Sharp said the body of Gladin Harrison was recovered in the approximate area where he fell in, about 40 feet from the bank on the west side of the lake near the marina.
A retired Kansas City firefighter, Harrison was switching spots in a boat with a fishing buddy when he fell in, officials said. That man yelled out and a deputy heard him from an office nearby. The deputy ran to a boat and a park official assisted, according to Ed Saffell, assistant chief with the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District.
“They were just lucky enough to hear him,” Saffell said.
Sheriff Mike Sharp said the rescue attempt was intense, and teams used sonar and equipment to dredge portions of the lake near the accident.
“We searched until 1 a.m. Wednesday and broke off for the night,” Sharp said, adding that crews, including search-and-rescue from Lee’s Summit, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District and Jackson County Parks and Recreation resumed early.
“Everyone helped out tremendously,” Sharp said.
While the exact date was unknown as of Wednesday afternoon, Sharp said police estimated that it has been 10 years since there was a drowning accident at Lake Jacomo.
Search-and-rescue teams Wednesday found the body of the 85-year-old Kansas City man who drowned in Lake Jacomo on Tuesday afternoon.
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Sharp said the body of Gladin Harrison was recovered in the approximate area where he fell in, about 40 feet from the bank on the west side of the lake near the marina.
A retired Kansas City firefighter, Harrison was switching spots in a boat with a fishing buddy when he fell in, officials said. That man yelled out and a deputy heard him from an office nearby. The deputy ran to a boat and a park official assisted, according to Ed Saffell, assistant chief with the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District.
“They were just lucky enough to hear him,” Saffell said.
Sheriff Mike Sharp said the rescue attempt was intense, and teams used sonar and equipment to dredge portions of the lake near the accident.
“We searched until 1 a.m. Wednesday and broke off for the night,” Sharp said, adding that crews, including search-and-rescue from Lee’s Summit, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District and Jackson County Parks and Recreation resumed early.
“Everyone helped out tremendously,” Sharp said.
While the exact date was unknown as of Wednesday afternoon, Sharp said police estimated that it has been 10 years since there was a drowning accident at Lake Jacomo.
