Poplar Bluff Man Drowns in Current River

Poplar Bluff man drowns in Current River

A Butler County man drowns while swimming in the Current River in southern Missouri.

Poplar Bluff Man Drowns in Current River Near Doniphan

A 32‑year‑old Poplar Bluff man drowned Sunday evening in the Current River, seven miles north of Doniphan. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the incident happened around 7:41 p.m. as the man was swimming downstream. Witnesses told troopers the swimmer went under the water and never resurfaced. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:54 p.m. by Ripley County Coroner Michael Jackson.  The post Poplar Bluff Man Drowns in Current River Near Do…

Poplar Bluff man drowns in Current River north of Doniphan

A 32-year-old man from Poplar Bluff died Sunday evening after drowning in the Current River about seven miles north of Doniphan in Ripley County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The drowning was reported at 7:41 p.m. Sunday on the Current River. Investigators said the man was swimming downstream when he submerged underwater and […] The post Poplar Bluff man drowns in Current River north of Doniphan appeared first on KTTN-FM 92.3 …