Burlington Man Killed in Boating Accident

BURLINGTON, Kan. (AP) – Authorities say a 53-year-old man has died in a boating accident on the Neosho River.

The Coffey County Sheriff’s Office said 53-year-old Michael Myers of Burlington was in a small boat on the river Friday evening when the boat capsized. An officer from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks found Myers’ body early Saturday.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that another man survived the accident.