Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Benton
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two boys playing in shallow flood water in a retention area, wandered close to a storm drain, and were pulled under the water. A woman immediately dove into the water to attempt to rescue the boys, and managed to save one of them. The other boy was recovered by first responders, but died at the hospital. The woman was also recovered by first responders, and was taken to a hospital where she was on life support for several days. She later died from her injuries sustained in the drowning.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.