Body of Missing Missouri Man Found on Bull Shoals Lake

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 6:25 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

A member of a Missouri Family is found dead in Bull Shoals Lake after apparently being caught in a thunderstorm on Saturday.

According to the report from Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander, 26-year-old Caleb Blair of Marshfield had gone fishing around the Camp Galilee Cove area which later was hit by a severe thunderstorm. Members of Blair’s family reported him missing later Saturday morning. His body was recovered from the lake on Sunday afternoon.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Newton County Sheriff's Office, and members of the Christian Aid Ministries Search and Rescue Team assisted Marion County Deputies in the search.

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Body of Missing Missouri Man Found on Bull Shoals Lake

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