ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A man fell into Creve Coeur Lake and drowned Monday night, according to the Pattonville fire chief.
Pattonville Fire Protection District Chief Jim Ursy said firefighters were called to the lake at around 8 p.m. Monday night after a report of someone jumping into the water who did not resurface.
The body was recovered about an hour later. Multiple agencies took part in the search: Pattonville, Maryland Heights, Monarch and Metro West. The search included a dive team, drone and three search boats in the water.
Ursy said three men and a woman were in an inflatable boat when the man jumped into the water. Ursy said the man who drowned was in his 30s.
On Tuesday, he was identified as 35-year-old Leonard Boyd of Hazelwood.
This is the second drowning in Creve Coeur Lake this summer. In June, a 14-year-old boy drowned after falling into the lake.