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Another hiker falls to her death. Dang.
Another hiker falls to her death. Dang.
Drowning near Hardy on the Spring River
Jul 29, 2011
By Cindy Harris
While vacationing with her family in Hardy, Carla Jo Davenport, 41, of Lonoke, Ark. drowned July 25 when she was thrown from her raft and trapped between rocks near Rio Vista.
Carla Jo and her husband, Tommy Davenport, along with their seven year old son, were staying in a cabin at Rio Vista in Hardy, when they decided take the float.
As they got to the Rio Vista Falls, their raft capsized and Davenport fell into the river. Seeing she was trapped, her husband immediately tried to free her as their son made his way to shore.
According to the Hardy Police Department Incident Report, “On July 25, 2011 at 1:21 p.m. Roger McCord called 911 and reported that a lady has been hurt going over the falls in Rio Vista. Upon arrival, rescue workers were attempting to dislodge the victim at Rio Vista Falls in approximately three foot of swift water. The victim had gotten caught in the rocks on the falls, face down. Rescue workers were told that she had been under water for approximately 10 minutes prior to our arrival. Attempts to dislodge her were made using ropes and manpower with negative results. The ‘jaws of life’ was used to break away rocks in attempts to free the victim. A human dam was made above the victim by rescue workers while other workers used ropes to dislodge the victim from the rocks.”
Rescue workers from the Cherokee Village Fire Department, Nine Mile Ridge Fire Department, Officers from Sharp County Sheriff’s Department, Cherokee Village Police Department, Ravenden Police Department, as well as some citizens from our community, all assisted the Hardy Fire and Police Department by bringing in other tools, ropes and boats, as well as the much needed manpower.”
According to authorities, this is the fifth fatal or near-fatal accident in that area since Memorial Day.
The river is constantly changing its course with time, and the recent flooding may have exaggerated river hazards, according to authorities.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/31/university-maine-student-dies-after-fall-on-trail-in-acadia-national-park/?test=latestnews
Another hiker falls to her death. Dang.