The body of a 23 year old man who drowned in Table Rock Lake Tuesday afternoon has been recovered.

Missouri Highway Patrol Water Enforcement Division Corporal Mark Green tells HometownDailyNews.com the accident happened at approximately 1 o’clock in a cove near the State Park Campground along Highway 165, south of Branson.

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Green says the body was recovered just over an hour later by a diver with the Western Taney County Fire Protection District.

The victim has been identified as 23 year old Gbenga (juh-benga) Afolabi (uh-FOLE-uh-bee) of HoustonTexas.  He attended the University of Texasand was part of a group called the Navigators, a Christian based ministry made up of students across the country, in Branson for a summer training program.

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A 23 year old student from the University of Texas has drowned in Table Rock Lake. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon near the State Park Campground along Highway 165, south of Branson.

Missouri Highway Patrol Water Enforcement Division Corporal Mark Green tells HometownDailyNews.com the victim jumped off a boat to swim and never surfaced. His body was recovered nearly an hour later:

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The victim has been identified as 23 year old Gbenga (juh-benga) Afolabi (uh-FOLE-uh-bee) of Houston Texas.  He attended the University of Texas and was part of a group called the Navigators, a Christian based ministry made up of students across the country, in Branson for a summer training program.

The Western Taney County Fire Protection District, Taney County Sheriff’s Department and State Park Rangers assisted with the investigation.

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A student from the University of Texas, who jumped intoTable Rock Lake near Branson for a swim Tuesday afternoon has drowned, his body recovered in about 8 feet of water.

Missouri Highway Patrol Water Enforcement Division Corporal Mark Green tells HometownDailyNews.com it took almost an hour for witnesses and authorities to find the victim:

Mark Green 2012B643  

The victim has been identified as 23 year old Gbenga (juh-benga) Afolabi (uh-FOLE-uh-bee) of Houston Texas.  He attended the University of Texas and was part of a group called the Navigators, a Christian based ministry made up of students across the country, in Branson for a summer training program.

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A 23 year old student from the University of Texas has drowned inTable Rock Lake. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon near the State Park Campground along Highway 165, south of Branson.

The Missouri Highway Patrol Water Enforcement Division tells HometownDailyNews.com the victim jumped off a boat to swim and never surfaced. His body was recovered nearly an hour later:

The Western Taney County Fire Protection District, Taney County Sheriff’s Department and State Park Rangers assisted with the investigation.