Boater dies from carbon monoxide exposure on Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri police say

A 66-year-old man died from carbon monoxide exposure on a boat at Lake of the Ozarks, officials said.

Steven Sutton of St. Charles, Missouri, was killed Saturday by a carbon monoxide leak inside a 2003 Cabin Cruiser anchored at the Tonka Springs Cove in the Niangua Arm, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The leak injured four other occupants of the boat. One of them was taken to a local hospital with injuries considered to be moderate, while the other three refused treatment, officials said.

Sutton was pronounced dead at the scene.

Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas that can poison or kill someone who breathes too much of it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, weakness and confusion.

This story was originally published August 23, 2021 at 4:34 PM with the headline "Boater dies from carbon monoxide exposure on Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri police say."