NewsJuly 5, 2007
Mo. teen dies after SUV swept away at low-water crossing
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities say a 16-year-old girl is dead after the SUV she was driving through a flooded low-water crossing was swept into a creek in Excelsior Springs. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the body of Brooke Baxter of Excelsior Springs was found inside the submerged vehicle in Williams Creek Wednesday night. The SUV was carried about 100 yards downstream from the crossing in Excelsior Springs...
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities say a 16-year-old girl is dead after the SUV she was driving through a flooded low-water crossing was swept into a creek in Excelsior Springs.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the body of Brooke Baxter of Excelsior Springs was found inside the submerged vehicle in Williams Creek Wednesday night. The SUV was carried about 100 yards downstream from the crossing in Excelsior Springs.
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