SHANNON COUNTY — A teenager died Tuesday afternoon in an incident on the Current River in Shannon County.
Trenton A. Crane, 16, of Pevely, Missouri was attempting to swim across the waterway at Blue Springs around 3:40 p.m. when he became fatigued, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The teen inhaled water and was unable to resurface, authorities report.
Crane was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday by Shannon County Coroner Tim Denton. He was taken to Yarber Funeral Home in Mountain View, Missouri.
Blue Spring is located 14 miles east of Eminence, in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.