MORLEY, Mo. — Authorities say a man has drowned after tumbling into a pond at his southeast Missouri home while feeding catfish.
Scott County Coroner Scott Amick says 80-year-old Fred Morgan was found dead Thursday in the pond behind his home in Morley while feeding catfish.
According to Capt. Dane Stausing with the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, officers received a call about 6:25 p.m. when the caller went to check on Morgan a couple hours after he went to feed his fish. The caller couldn’t find Morgan but located his hat floating in the pond and called 911.
Morgan was found in the pond and authorities aren’t sure if Morgan fell or slipped on the plastic lining surrounding the pond while feeding catfish but no foul play is indicated.
Morgan’s obituary can be found on page 5A.