LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in Missouri say two Arkansans are confirmed dead and a third remains missing following flash flooding during the long holiday weekend.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (https://bit.ly/2rO1cfU ) that all three Arkansans were in a vehicle that became caught in flooding during a powerful storm that hit Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee on Saturday night.
Police in Branson, Missouri, say the flooding killed 37-year-old Antonio Finley and 17-year-old Kaliea Munn, both of Nashville, Arkansas.
Authorities identified the missing woman as 31-year-old Whitney McDonald, also of Nashville. Police say two other passengers in the car escaped as it was swept away at 9:20 p.m. Saturday.
Finley, Munn and McDonald were in Branson for an annual youth basketball tournament. Meteorologists say up to 5 inches of rain fell over Branson within a two-hour span.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, https://www.arkansasonline.com
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