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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Search and rescue teams found the body of a Fort Leonard Wood soldier reported missing after kayaking the Gasconade River.
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports searchers found the body of Specialist Joshua Morrison approximately 1/2 mile downstream from State Highway 17 bridge in Pulaski County.
Specialist Morrison disappeared while kayaking August 15 on the Gasconade River near Ruby’s Landing in Pulaski County.
Multiple agencies including Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville Fire Department, and Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the search. Rescue teams found items belonging to Specialist Morrison on Tuesday.
This morning at 8:35 am, Troopers recovered the body of Spc. Joshua Morrison. Morrison went missing during a kayaking trip Sunday August 15. Morrison’s body was found approximately 1/2 mile down stream from Mo. 17 bridge on the Gasconade River in Pulaski County. pic.twitter.com/Qc258Zvuud
— MSHP Troop I (@MSHPTrooperI) August 19, 2021
Ft. Leonard Wood shared the following message after Morrison’s death:
“It is with deep sorrow that we inform the Fort Leonard Wood community that our missing Soldier, Specialist Joshua Morrison, 21, a bridge crew member from 50th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, has been found deceased.
The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood team is devastated by this tragic loss – Spc. Morrison was our teammate, and his service was valued and appreciated. Our thoughts and prayers are with Spc. Morrison’s family, friends and fellow Soldiers, and we continue to care for and support them during this difficult time.
As our team continues to work closely with local law enforcement with the on-going investigation, we want to thank every agency, organization and individual who assisted with the search, shared his picture or kept him in their thoughts and prayers.”
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