A Baxter County man died Thursday afternoon after his vehicle ran off a causeway and went into Lake Norfork.
According to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Darren M. Martin, 31, of Gamaliel, died after his vehicle went off a causeway in Pigeon Creek Park and became submerged.
The sheriff’s office said Martin’s mother alerted authorities to the accident around 12:45 p.m. After emergency responders initiated a search, a park ranger in Pigeon Creek Park located vehicle parts and debris near the causeway around 2 p.m. Shortly thereafter, divers discovered Martin’s vehicle in about ten feet of water. A sheriff’s office diver recovered Martin’s body from the car.
Deputies from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, USACE Park Rangers, volunteer firefighters, and other first responders participated in the search and recovery operation.
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