ELLSWORTH COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a weekend drowning at Kanopolis State Lake.
Just before 4p.m. Saturday, the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible drowning at the lake, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.
Deputies from the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office and partnering agencies from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Marquette EMS; McPherson Fire Department-Swift Water Rescue; the Saline County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol & Rescue Squad and the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the area.
Just before 9 a.m. Sunday, a body identified as that of 27-year-old Gabriel Tristen Mora of Salina, Kansas, was recovered from the water and subsequently pronounced deceased by the Ellsworth County Coroner.
The sheriff's office released no additional details early Tuesday.