INCIDENT REPORTS - 1978

Incidents in Neighboring States and Counties - 1978

Date

Time

Type

Description

Location

City, State

County

01/01   Vehicle D-8 Caterpillar, HST Lake project Osage River Warsaw, MO  
01/02   Vehicle Continuance D-8 Caterpillar, HST Lake Project Osage River Warsaw, MO  
02/11 0730 Homicide Evidence, Murder victim 477.1 mile marker Missouri River Forest City, MO Holt
04/21 1530 Light Plant Taber Mill Explosion 200 N Burlington North KC, MO Clay
06/16 2053 Drowning 16 yr old male Updike Lake Odessa, MO Lafayette
06/17 2030 Multiple Rescue Showboat Whipper Will capsized during tornado.  27 Rescued, 19 body recoveries, 46 aboard Vasser State Park Pomona Reservoir Vasser, KS Osage
06/18 2030 Multiple Rescue Showboat Whipper Will capsized during tornado.  27 Rescued, 19 body recoveries, 46 aboard Vasser State Park Pomona Reservoir Vasser, KS Osage
06/18 1530 Drowning 16 year old male Pony Express Lake Cameron, MO DeKalb
07/01 2050 Drowning 21 year old male 391.3 Platte River marker Farley, MO Platte
07/03 1600 Drowning 2 victims & car 79th & Holiday Drive, Kaw River Kansas City, KS Wyandotte
10/04   Maintenance Search for water pipe Peculiar Peculiar, MO Cass

 

Incidents in Jackson County - 1978

Date

Time

Type

Description

Location

City

01/15   Vehicle Snowmobile fell thru ice X-3, Lake Lotawana Lake Lotawana
02/11          
03/09   Body Recovery Woman recovered Lake Jacomo Bridge, Colbern Road Lee's Summit
03/09 2215 Vehicle Snowmobile Lake Lotawana Lake Lotawana
04/02 0830 Test Dive Test underwater Radios Lake Jacomo Lee's Summit
04/10   Maintenance Replace intake filter Z-10 Lake Lotawana Lake Lotawana
04/16 Maintenance Drain Pipe locate drain pipes Tarsney Lake Oak Grove
04/27 0830 Body Search   Riverfront Park, Kaw River Kansas City, MO/KS
05/02 1830 Test Dive   Lake Jacomo Lee's Summit
05/29 0830 Property Lost sail 200 Bayview, Lakewood Lee's Summit
05/29 1945 Drowning Body Recovered Jenson Cove, Lake Jacomo Lee's Summit
06/01   Property Glasses North Boat Dock, lake Jacomo Lee's Summit
06/03   Vehicle   12900 Blue Ridge Blvd, Blue River Kansas City
06/23 1730 Vehicle Pickup & Car in river La Benita & Missouri River Sugar Creek
06/25 1600 Rescue   Spillway at Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
07/03 1700 Drowning 36 year old female Lakewood Lee's Summit
07/03 1800 Drowning 18 yr old male, Body Recovered M-291 & 210, Pueblo Sands Sugar Creek
07/03 1830 Drowning Body Recovered by KCFD 125th & Raytown Road Raytown
07/04 0630 Drowning Continuance No recovery, 36 year old female Lakewood Lee's Summit
07/04 1530 Near Drowning Park Rangers pulled patent from water North Boat Dock, Lake Jacomo Lee's Summit
07/04 1645 Drowning No air in tanks La Benita & Missouri River Sugar Creek
0706 0630 Drowning Continuance No recovery Lakewood Lee's Summit
07/07 0630 Drowning Continuance No recovery Lakewood Lee's Summit
07/08 0700 Drowning Continuance No recovery Lakewood Lee's Summit
07/23 1230 Evidence recover patrol boat Lake Lotawana Dam Lake Lotawana
08/04 0750 Body Recovery Previous search victim Lakewood Lee's Summit
08/11 1930 Drowning   North Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
08/19   Boat recovery Search for speed boat Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
08/22 1830 Boat Recovery No recovery North Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
08/23 1830 Boat Recovery Continuance No recovery North Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
08/29 1830 Boat Recovery Recovered? North Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
09/01 0230 Air bank/Light plant Baptist Church Fire 819 W.Waldo Ave Independence
09/02 0010 Vehicle Car & Trailer, No recovery North Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
10/04   Vehicle, x2 Porsche, motorcycle North Prairie Lee Lake, North cliffs Lee's Summit
10/18 0900 Vehicle Buick Skylark, No recovery North Prairie Lee Lake, North cliffs Lee's Summit
11/20 0900 Vehicle Car South Prairie Lee Lake Lee's Summit
12/18 0915 Locomotive Recovery KC Southern derailment off bridge, engine/caboose/boxcar Little Blue River, Armco steel plant Kansas City
12/26 1712 Drowning   Swope Park Lagoon Kansas City

Last updated: March 15, 1998

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