TPR J R STOMBAUGH #924, CPL K L HUGGINS #729, SGT C M MORGAN #905, SGT R A WALKER #1128 AND SGT J A WILSON #710
260282677
07/05/2026
7:41PM
RIPLEY
DROWNING
CURRENT RIVER 7 MILES NORTH OF DONIPHAN
CURRENT RIVER
E
Injury Information
Person Type
Gender
Age
Injury Type
Safety Device
City/State
Involvement
Disposition
ADULT
MALE
32
FATAL
NO
POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
SWIMMER
BODY TRANSPORTED BY THE RIPLEY COUNTY CORONER TO THE RIPLEY COUNTY MORGUE
Misc. Information
CORRECTED REPORT ***FATALITY DROWNING REPORT***NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED*** SUBJECT WAS SWIMMING DOWNSTREAM IN CURRENT RIVER, SUBJECT SUBMERGED UNDER WATER AND NEVER RESURFACED. SUBJECT PRONOUNCED AT THE SCENE BY THE RIPLEY COUNTY CORONER MICHAEL JACKSON AT 2054 HOURS. TROOP E DROWNING #2 FOR 2026. CORRECTION MADE TO REFLECT THE CORRECT DROWNING TOTAL NUMBER.
