Woman’s remains recovered
BRANSON MO NEWS:
A Missouri coroner identified the remains of a woman found in Bull Shoals Lake as those of an Arkansas woman who was swept away, along with two others, by floodwaters last week in Branson, officials said.
Taney County Coroner Kevin Tweedy said Monday that authorities found the body of Whitney McDonald, 31, of Nashville about 17 miles from where her car was swept off the road near Branson at 12:10 a.m. May 28.
Police recovered the bodies of two other passengers in the car — Antonio Finley, 31, and Kaliea Munn, 17, both of Nashville — later that day, Branson Police Chief Stan Dobbins said. Two other passengers escaped to safety.
According to a news release, Branson Fire Chief Ted Martin said McDonald was driving a 2008 Dodge Nitro that was swept off Fall Creek Road by 4 feet of water during a flash flood.
The National Weather Service in Springfield, Mo., initiated a flash flood emergency for Branson and Taney County the evening of May 27. Branson received 5.25 inches of rain in a hour, which prompted the flooding, according to Branson spokesman Jennifer Langford.
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