SHERWOOD, Ark. – Another person has died in Arkansas’s recent bad weather. A man was found dead.
The Sherwood Police Department asked the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office for help with a missing person case around 2 p.m. on Sunday, which is when the search began. The Sherwood Fire Department and the Pulaski County Office of Emergency Management were two of the groups that helped with the search.
Around 9 a.m. on Monday, PCSO said OEM told them about a car that was submerged near Rixie Road.
When they got there, they found the car on the west side of Rixie Road and found the victim, who was identified as Edward Crane Scott, 50.
Officials from the PCSO said that the investigation is still going on and that more details will be shared as soon as they are ready.
Two people have now died because of bad weather. On Saturday, a 5-year-old boy was killed by a falling tree, they said.
Authorities say that 13 people were hurt in Arkansas because of the storms.
