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Missouri man dies after crashing into lake near Grand Island
A man from Missouri is dead after driving into a lake in central Nebraska.
KSNB Local 4
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.- - A man from Missouri is dead after driving into a lake in central Nebraska.
The Hall County Sherrif’s Department says they responded to Mormon Island State Recreation Area in Grand Island to a report of a vehicle that had driven into the far west lake Wednesday afternoon.
When officials arrived they found a semi and trailer submerged in the water and the driver, 69-year-old Verlin Hunt of Missouri, inside.
Officials say that life saving measures were taken but Hunt died at the scene.
According to the investigation, the semi was eastbound on I-80 when it crossed through the median and both westbound lanes of I-80.
The crash remains under investigation and alcohol is not believed to be a factor.