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Authorities report drowning death in Buffalo National River

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Authorities report drowning death in Buffalo National River

A 69-year-old woman was floating down the river in a kayak when she was pulled under a submerged tree.

Authorities said a woman drowned on the Buffalo National River in Newton County. According to a press release from the National Park Service, Judy Henderson-Bailey, 69, of Topeka, Kansas, was floating the river in a kayak on May 19, when she struck a tree around 5 p.m. The release said Henderson-Bailey’s kayak overturned and the current pulled her under a submerged tree, where she was trapped. The statement said the people she was with attempted to pull her out of the water, but were unsuccessful. He said Henderson-Bailey was not wearing a life jacket. The National Parks Service release said the Newton County Sheriff’s Office and Hasty Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the scene. According to the statement, river levels were considered “low” at the time of the incident.

NEWTON COUNTY, Ark. —

Authorities said a woman drowned in the Buffalo National River in Newton County.

According to a news release from the National Park Service, Judy Henderson-Bailey, 69, of Topeka, Kansas, was floating down the river in a kayak on May 19, when she struck a tree around 5 p.m. The release said Henderson-Bailey’s kayak overturned. , and the current pulled her under a submerged tree, where she was trapped.

The statement said the people she was with attempted to pull her out of the water, but were unsuccessful. He said Henderson-Bailey was not wearing a life jacket.

The National Parks Service release said the Newton County Sheriff’s Office and Hasty Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the scene.

According to the release, the river level was considered “low” at the time of the incident.

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