NewsJanuary 14, 2013
Flash flood blamed in Mo. drowning death
MARQUAND, Mo. (AP) - An eastern Missouri man is dead after his car was caught in a flash flood caused by the rain-swollen Castor River. The Park Hills Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/V5Afz5 ) reports that 51-year-old Perry Miller of Marquand died when the vehicle he was in was swept away Saturday night on Route V in Madison County...
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MARQUAND, Mo. (AP) - An eastern Missouri man is dead after his car was caught in a flash flood caused by the rain-swollen Castor River.
The Park Hills Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/V5Afz5 ) reports that 51-year-old Perry Miller of Marquand died when the vehicle he was in was swept away Saturday night on Route V in Madison County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says The vehicle was swept off a bridge. The river rose rapidly after heavy rains.
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Two others in the vehicle were not hurt. Miller was found a short distance downstream, pinned against a tree just below the surface of the water.
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Information from: Daily Journal, http://dailyjournalonline.com
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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