Man jumps off cliff into Lake of the Ozarks and doesn’t resurface, MO officials say

An Illinois man drowned on Sunday, June 5, after he jumped off a cliff into the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri officials say.

Matthew Greenfield, 30, did not immediately resurface after he jumped into the lake in Camden County around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

His body was later found, and Camden County medical examiner Steve Dougan pronounced him dead just after 7 p.m, officials said. The Osage Beach Fire Department assisted in the incident.

The drowning happened at the 5.1 mile mark of Grand Glaize Arm within the lake. The area is the least developed portion of the Lake of the Ozarks and includes the “infamous party cove.”

The death of the Chicago man is the first drowning in the Lake of the Ozarks this year, according to state highway patrol data.

The state highway patrol has reported nine drownings so far this year in Missouri.

This story was originally published June 6, 2022 at 2:15 PM with the headline "Man jumps off cliff into Lake of the Ozarks and doesn’t resurface, MO officials say."