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Posted: Jun 23, 2026 9:43 AMUpdated: Jun 23, 2026 9:43 AM
Authorities Investigating Boating Death at Oologah Lake

Nathan Thompson
A 71-year-old Claremore man has died following a boating incident at Oologah Lake.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Division says the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 11 a.m. Monday saying Robert Johnson and his boat were missing on the lake.
Officials conducted a search and found Johnson’s boat in Will Rogers Cove around 4 p.m. Johnson’s body was recovered from the water approximately 50 yards away from the boat.
Troopers say the incident remains under investigation.
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