Woman dies after car was swept into creek by flash flood

Sunday, August 25, 2019
FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KTRK) -- A sad reminder about just how quick a flash flood can turn deadly, an Arkansas woman was swept away from an apartment parking lot.

Deborah Stevens was apparently delivering newspapers Saturday morning.
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She went into the parking lot of an apartment complex that was flooded.

It didn't take long for her car to veer toward a swift-moving creek, the car got stuck on some nearby wires, but Stevens just couldn't get out.
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"The vehicle was present for a good 30 minutes or so, over time you just see the lights, the dome lights, everything disappear," said a man at the scene.

The 47-year-old is being remembered as someone who always made others smile.
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