Sheriff IDs Kansas duck hunter who drowned after fall from boat

OSAGE COUNTY —Authorities investigating a drowning incident at a Kansas lake over the weekend have identified the victim as 28-year-old Justin T. Steinman, 28, of Overland Park, according to Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells.

Just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a person who had fallen out of a boat while duck hunting on Melvern Lake, according to Wells. Emergency crews responded to the scene.

After a lengthy search by land, air and water, Steinman was located and rescued from the water. Life-saving measures were performed. EMS transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased…

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