Families visit river for closure, comprehension

By: Jim Williamson - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Jim Williamson Forest Service public information officer Tracy Farley, right, is surrounded by media Sunday morning in Langley, Ark., during a briefing about the recovery of drowning victims and the search for survivors of the Friday morning flash flood of the Little Missouri River. ...

LANGLEY, Ark.—Instead of having church services Sunday, the Rev. Graig Cowart decided to escort the families of drowning victims to the Little Missouri River to say goodbye.

As the initial shock ebbed regarding the drowning of 19 victims Friday morning in the flash flood of the Little Mis...

Published: 06/14/2010