JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO (KTVI) – 52-year-old Mark A. Friedel of Overland died Saturday from drowning in Jefferson County. Authorities say the incident occurred at 6:45 pm at Robert Drive and Spring Drive. Friedel had made a shallow dive into the water and surfaced grasping for air before resubmerging and resurfacing face down.
A bystander pulled Friedel from the water.
He was transported to a local hospital, were he was pronounced dead.