ST. LOUIS COUNTY – St. Louis County Police detectives are investigating the drowning death of a 77-year-old woman who was found unresponsive in a lake Sunday afternoon, April 26, 2026, at Spanish Lake County Park.
Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s North County Precinct responded at 4:05 p.m. April 26, 2026, to the 12600 block of Spanish Pond Road for a reported drowning, police said.
An adult female was located unresponsive in the lake and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, but later died and was pronounced deceased.
The woman was identified as Frances Black, 77, of the 2100 block of East Warne Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri, police said.
Detectives with the department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are handling the investigation. Preliminary findings indicate Black had been fishing near the lake and may have accidentally fallen into the water, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available, police said.
